Kate Middleton.Photo: Samir Hussein - Pool/WireImage
Kate Middletonhad her three children on her mind as she delivered a speech to young students in The Bahamas on Friday.
During her address, she thanked everyone for the couple’s warm welcome and jokingly apologized for the rainy weather, telling them, “I hope you didn’t get too wet coming here and apologies for bringing the British weather with us.”
“We are so thrilled to be here in The Bahamas, a country that made us feel so at home as soon as we set foot on its soil,” she continued. “I only wish we were able to visit all of your 700 islands during our stay!”
She then told the students that her own three children —Prince George,Princess Charlotte, 6, andPrince Louis, 3 — would “love” to visit the Caribbean country.
She went on to acknowledge the difficulties the students have faced amid the COVID-19 pandemic — something her kids also faced as their classes went virtual over the past two years.
“One of the hardest things that we have all found about the pandemic was being separated from the people we love,” she said. “But we have also had the chance to rediscover just how important our families are, and just how important our friends are too.”
“I always think it is the simple things in life that bring us the most joy: Playing together, chatting to your friends at school, eating meals together, and listening to each other’s stories. These are the things that bring us together and give meaning to our lives.”
“The connections, the relationships and the friendships that you make during school are so special. So please look after them, cherish them and take time for them. And remember to be kind, and understanding and loving to yourself and others,” she concluded.
Kate Middleton.Samir Hussein - Pool/WireImage
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As William and Kate have been on their royal tour of the Caribbean, their children are keeping tabs of their every move.
“We let them know where we are and he finds us on the map and puts a pin in it and shares with the others,“Prince Williamshared at a reception in Belize on Monday night.
Prince William and Kate Middleton.Samir Hussein - Pool/WireImage
They also thought of their kids as they visited a family-run cocoa farm in Belize last weekend.
“I think our children will be very jealous,” Kate admitted as they dipped tortilla chips into a chocolate fountain and sampled hot chocolate made from the organic farm.
On Thursday, George likely added a pin to The Bahamas after tracking his parents' travels to Belize and Jamaica. William and Kate are set to return home to their children in the U.K. on Saturday evening.
source: people.com
