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Adorable Photos Released by Cambridges


Mon 20 May 2019 | 10:49 AM
Yassmine Elsayed

The Cambridge family released a new group of photos featuring the Duke, Duchess and their three kids enjoying time at Kate’s garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

A bare-footed Princess Charlotte can be seen in one of the photos, getting into the swing of things.

The royal youngster was pictured playing on the patch of land with her brothers, George and Louis, while their parents William and Kate watched on.

The new photos, taken by Matt Porteous, were released by Kensington Palace as the Duchess promotes her garden, which was inspired by her childhood and is aimed at encouraging children to play outdoors to benefit their mental health and development.

In one of the snaps, republished by British media outlets, Charlotte, four, and Prince George, five, are both sitting on a bridge, dipping their bare feet into a stream.

In another shot, the princess, dressed in a floral frock, is holding onto a rope swing and looking back at the cameraman with an angelic smile on her face.

Prince Louis, one, also got to try the rope swing in the show garden, with dad William, 36, balancing him on top of the ball.

Another image shows the Duchess of Cambridge, who took a hands-on approach to designing the garden, with her left arm around a standing Louis - wearing shorts and a cardigan.

He looks fascinated as he holds a stone with Kate kneeling at his side as they explore the RHS Back to Nature Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show on Sunday afternoon ahead of its public unveiling.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's children have been making the most of the garden created by their mum Kate.

William and his two oldest children climbed into the tree house, while the duke also enjoyed a go on the swing.

George, Charlotte and Louis have helped their mum to collect moss, leaves and twigs to decorate the garden, which uses hazel sticks gathered by the family to make its den.

The garden also has a waterfall, rustic den and a campfire as well as tree stumps, stepping stones and a hollow log for children to play on.

Interaction with the natural environment will be encouraged through the garden's "multi-sensory" green and blue plant scheme.

Trees planted in the garden include a weeping beech tree, which is an ideal base for building a den under branches.

Decking in the garden was created using reclaimed timber from Southend Pier.

Kate wanted it to be a woodland setting for families and communities to come together and connect with nature.

The plot was also inspired by the Japanese outdoor activity of forest bathing, in which people take a slow stroll through woodland and 'bathe' in its peace.

Kate designed the woodland setting along with award-winning landscape architects Andrée Davies and Adam White of Davies White Landscape Architects.

Kate has previously said she has "fond memories" of being outdoors as a child and is passing that passion on to her children.

Kate is a strong advocate for the benefits the outdoors has on physical and mental health, and the positive impact that nature and the environment can have on childhood development in particular.

The duchess has been at the site almost every day in the five days leading up to the opening of the event and has been closely involved in the project from the very beginning.

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, it is the most famous flower and landscape gardens show in the United Kingdom, and perhaps in the world. The show is attended by members of the British Royal Family and attracts visitors from all continents.