The Duchess of Cambridge touched hearts when she joined families to plant a garden during Children’s Hospice Week
The Covid-19 outbreak has kept the British royal family indoors for many months, but as lockdown restrictions begin to lift in the United Kingdom, the country’s working royals are getting off Zoom calls and resuming public duties again.
Most recently spotted was Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, who made a visit to The Nook, one of East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH)’s purpose-built hospices. The Duchess has been the royal patron of Each since 2012, and the visit came during Children’s Hospice Week.
As she worked alongside a volunteer gardener to create a sensory patio garden at the hospice, Kate met with young patients and their families at the hospice, including the Pope-Saunders, whose six-year-old son Sonny was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February.
“I’m always so blown away by families like yours, particularly having to go through all of this in lockdown. You show such resilience and bravery. You’re such an inspiration to us all,” she told the family.
Kate also shared words of comfort with Liam and Lisa Page, whose three-month-old son Connor was born with severe brain damage in March.
“Going through lockdown at the same time, when you can’t see your loved ones, you can’t share with people—there aren’t other families necessarily here that you can share your experience with.”