Princess of Wales celebrates her ‘spiritual' connection to nature
The Princess of Wales said she had found a 'very spiritual, very intense' emotional connection to nature, which had brought her peace.
In a video promoting the Scouts in her role as joint president, the Princess spoke of her relationship with nature as she continued her return to work while in remission from cancer, saying the outdoors had been 'a place to balance' in 'a very busy world'.
Last month, she travelled to the Lake District to meet Dwayne Fields, the new Chief Scout, and youngsters on the shores of Lake Windermere.
The event was not listed in the Court Circular, with a Kensington Palace videographer joining the Princess to shoot footage, which was edited to share on social media with music and a voiceover.
The footage showed the Princess, dressed for the countryside in a bakerboy cap, knitted jumper and walking boots, crouching down in the grass to help children read a map, walking through woodland, and taking a photograph with the group on top of a hill.
She said: 'I find it a very spiritual and very intense emotional reconnection I suppose, these environments.
'Not everyone has that same relationship, perhaps, with nature, but it is therefore meaningful for me as a place to balance and find a sort of sense of peace and reconnection in what is otherwise a very busy world.'
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