The royal mom of three, 37, headed to a farm in the countryside just northwest of London to pick out Christmas trees for the children to take back to their kindergartens and pre-schools linked to the charity Family Action.
Kate, who was decked out in a festive red puffer coat, green sweater, matching green socks and boots, joined the families at Peterley Manor Farm in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, where she ventured into the “Elves Enchanted Forest” to help make holiday decorations and eco-friendly reindeer food.
“Does anyone like this one?” Kate called out to children as she helped them pick out Christmas trees.
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Kate, who is mom toPrince George, 6,Princess Charlotte, 4, andPrince Louis, 1, has spent a lot of the last eight years meeting charities and organizations who work in the sector that helps families and communities.
“I have worked with her on the early years for some time,” he says. “But she is fantastic with children and is also really interested in the issues — she’s really interested in families and parenting, and it really shines through everything she does.”
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Holmes noted that Kate has brought her own experience as a mother of three to her work.
“Everyone who’s a parent has their own experience, but equally it’s about understanding that other peoples’ experience is different and that parenting experience changes daily,” he notes. “And it’s that understanding about what it takes to be a parent.”
In the last year, Kate has been taking on a greater role withFamily Action, joining them at a center in Lewisham, south London, on the day she launched the charity’s FamilyLine — a phone and webchat service giving practical information and guidance, emotional support and one-to-one befriending support or counseling. It dovetails well with the SHOUT crisis text service that she launched alongside husbandPrince William, Prince Harry andMeghan Markle.
Kate and William also visited Family Action’s special charity garden at Chelsea Flower Show with their little ones in May.
Holmes praised the Queen “for her steadfast support and encouragement to us over so many years.”
Kate Middleton at Family Action.Courtesy Family Action
The event came a day afterKate joined other senior members of the royal family to help the Queenwelcome leaders of countries which are members of NATO to London.
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In the lead-up to Christmas, Kate and William are set to appear in a special BBC show alongside baking queen Mary Berry as they host aseasonal celebrationfor those in the emergency services and other professions who will be working over the holiday season.
source: people.com
