2019-07-01_HelloMagazine_UK

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akinga momenttopauseandappreciatethe

spectacularviewsaroundthem,theDukeand

DuchessofCambridgelookdelightedtobeoutof

thecityandamongnature.

PrinceWilliamandKateleftLondonbehind

foranofficialvisittoCumbria,proclaimingtheir

lovefortheLakeDistrictastheymetvolunteers

frommountainrescueteams.

“Wetalkedabouthowwegetallweatherson

themountains,”saidvolunteerJohnnyHulme.

“[TheDuchess]saidthatwhenit’ssunny,it’slike

nowhereelseonearthandthatthelightuphere

is spectacular.”

Thepicturesquelocationhasspecialsignificance

foranotherreason,withKaterevealingthatshe

hadtakenPrinceGeorge,five,PrincessCharlotte,

four,and14-month-oldPrinceLouistotheLake

Districtforthehalf-termbreakafterspending

happyholidaysas a childinthearea.

“Shesaidit wasraininga lotandwasa longway

fromtheirhomeinNorfolk,buttheyloveit here,”

saidoneonlookerwhohadturnedouttoseethe

royalsinKeswick.

SchoolboyJackMumberson,11,added:“She

saidthatherchildrenlovecomin hereand

walkinginthefells.ShetoldushownicetheLake

Districtwasandhowluckyweweretolivesoclose

tothemountains.”

Heraffinitywiththeareawashighlightedonly

recentlywhenKateunveiledhernaturegardenat

theChelseaFlowerShow.Whenaskedtosharea

favouritememory,shewroteona brownparcel

tag:“BoulderhoppingintheLakeDistrict.”

InMarch2011,onemonthbeforeKatemarried

William,theMiddletonfamilyreleasedfive

favouritephotostomarktheoccasion,including

oneshotshowingKateas a girlof threeclambering

uprockyterrainintheLakes.

Theareais alsowhereKate’syoungersister

Pippaacceptednow-husbandJamesMatthews’s

romanticproposalofmarriageinJuly2016.

SHEARMAGIC

Aswellasenjoyingthebeautifulscenery,theroyal

couplewereputtoworkat DeepdaleHallFarmin

Patterdale,helpingwiththesheepshearing–

althoughKate’swoollycustomerstartedsquirming

asshesetaboutherwork,leavingthe37-year-old

Duchesslaughing.

William,36,wasalsononetooim ressed

REVEALING HER SECRET HOLIDAY WITH THE CHILDREN

ON WHY THERE IS ‘NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH’ LIKE

THE LAKE DISTRICT AS SHE RETURNS WITH WILLIAM

THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE

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Prince William

serves Kate a slice

of cake as they

recover from their

exertions with some

local produce

Happy in the open air,

the couple help repair

a dry-stone wall and

learn how to shear

sheep (below left

and centre)

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