Kate’s treasure hunt! Duchess invites children to join her in her nature garden as it re-opens at Hampton Court Palace
- Duchess of Cambridge, 37, is joining children for activities at her Back To Nature garden this afternoon
- Kate invited children from four different charities to take part in a treasure hunt, insect spotting and a picnic
- The royal is wearing a £260 midi dress by Sandro and a pair of beige wedge heels for the outing
- The garden is re-opening at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival following a stint at Chelsea
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The Duchess of Cambridge has arrived to join a group of children for an afternoon of activities in her nature garden.
Kate, 37, invited youngsters from four charities to join her for a treasure hunt, insect spotting walk and a picnic as her garden re-opens at the Royal Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival following a successful stint at the Chelsea Flower Show.
While the royal dressed down for previous visits to her garden, she is at her polished best today, donning a £260 midi dress from Sandro, a favourite pair beige wedge heels and earrings by high street store Accessorize.
She appeared in excellent spirits as she arrived at the garden, waving to well-wishers and shaking hands with officials before making her way inside.
Kate, 37, has invited youngsters from a number of charities to join her for a treasure hunt and a picnic as the garden re-opens at the Royal Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, following a successful stint at the Chelsea Flower Show
The Duchess of Cambridge spent time insect spotting with some of the children, pictured, shortly after arriving at Hampton Court today
The Duchess of Cambridge appeared in excellent spirits and waved to well-wishers as she arrived at the garden
Kate will be joined by children from four of her patronages: the Anna Freud Centre, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Action for Children and Place2Be.
The children will have the opportunity to explore the garden and experience the positive effects of spending time outside.
The Duchess of Cambridge spoke to some of the children on her way into the garden. She was heard asking how many things they needed to find in the treasure hunt.
The RHS Back to Nature garden at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is double the size of the original.
Thousands more families will be able to enjoy the garden, in addition to over 19,500 visitors who saw it at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
The design has the same wild and natural feel but has been developed further in order to create additional opportunities for children and families to interact with nature.
The garden has once again been created through a collaboration between Her Royal Highness, landscape architects Davies White and the RHS.
Features like the hollow log and rustic dens will return from Chelsea, in addition to a new hidden burrow, rolling hill and stream.
There is a pond to paddle in, a bug hotel that provides habitats for all sorts of wildlife, as well as a bee-friendly wildflower meadow.
As part of her longstanding work on Early Years, The Duchess believes that spending time outdoors plays a pivotal role in children’s future health and happiness.
Her garden highlights how time spent in natural environments can help build the foundations for positive physical and mental wellbeing that last through childhood and over a lifetime.
Wilderness retreat: The waterfall and pond in the royal’s garden is designed to get children splashing around in the water
Playing outdoors: The rustic dens, left, and log hollows, right, return from Chelsea but the garden is twice the size
Save the bees! There is a pond to paddle in, a bug hotel, as well as a bee-friendly wildflower meadow, pictured