Kate Middleton posted a video sharing her deep connection to the nature and power she has offered her in difficult times of her life. The video was posted on the Instagram account of the Prince and the Wales Princess, and shows Kate walking in nature, in the Lake District area, chatting with Scouts, Dwayne Fields.

During the video, Kate says that nature is “very important to me, a place where I can find balance and serenity in one otherwise busy world.” Dwayne agrees and points out how crucial it is to enhance the connection of young people to nature. As he says, we must “create a generation that loves the natural world and is really interested in protecting it.”

A year-shelter

This video comes to be added to a series of appearances where Kate highlights the importance of nature in her life, especially after her battle with cancer.

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On Mother’s Day this year, he had shared a film video from the British countryside, writing in the caption:
“In the last year, nature has been our refuge … Let’s celebrate Mother Nature and recognize how our relationship with the natural world can nourish our inner self.”

Kate’s roots in the lake

Kate’s relationship with the countryside begins in her childhood, when her family took frequent vacations at Coniston Water and Windermere, both are in the Lake District area.

Even the Middleton family coat of arms, which was granted to her father Michael Middleton in 2011 before her marriage to Prince William, includes two thin zigzag lines (Chevrons) symbolizing the hills and mountains.

After diagnosing cancer in March 2024, her younger brother, James Middleton, posted a photo of them from the lake, writing:
“Over the years, we have climbed a lot of mountains together. And as a family, we will climb this mountain with you too. “

James Middleton’s relationship with nature

James himself has spoken openly about how he turned to nature – and especially to the Lake District area – as a refuge during his own battle with depression.

In his statements to London Standard, he said:

“One morning I woke up and drove straight to the snowy mountains of Cabria. I took the dogs with me, a hot with soup, a little cheese and a flapjack. “

Continuing:

“When I got to the top, I cried, I cried; I broke out. I felt that I was carrying a huge mountain of mental burdens, depression and anxiety, and that maybe I was finally starting to understand and deal with it. At that moment, I began to see a ray of light at the end of the tunnel. “

This deep relationship with the natural world reflects a long -term family tradition – where Middleton turns firmly to nature for consolation in the most difficult times of their lives.