e Duchess gets
child’s eye view
f the log crawl
eft) and chats
ith children
etting into the
wing of her Back
Nature garden
above) – which
lso boasts
rampolines and
reehouses. Kate
oved three year
ld Dylan Corbin’s
wild look (right).
“Are you a tiger?”
she asked him.
“No, it’s face
paint,” he replied,
much to the
amusement of
the mum of threeC
rouching down and beaming
with delight, the Duchess of
Cambridge was in her element as she
watched children enjoying the newest
version of her Back to Nature Garden.
Kate showed her affinity with
youngsters on a visit to the new play
garden at RHS Wisley, Surrey, which
is designed to encourage families to
spend time together outdoors.
Inspired by the space she
co-designed for the RHS Chelsea
Flower Show in May and re-createdfor the RHS Hampton CourtPalace
Garden Festival in July, thenew
setting is a permanent featureat the
attraction, just outside London.
As the area was transformedfor
the Back to Nature Festival lastweek
complete with a vintage carousel,
maypole dancing and circusacts,
the Duchess met families invited
through some of her charities.
Looking poised and confidentin
an Emilia Wickstead dress – and
practical but elegant wedge‘What do you like best?’ Kate asked. ‘The
rampolines!’ the children replied in unison
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