The Princess of Wales says nature has been her sanctuary over the last year in which she underwent preventative chemotherapy for cancer.
In a video posted on X, featuring footage of Catherine and her husband, heir to the throne Prince William, as well as images of the British landscape, she spoke of the importance to her of the natural world.
"Over the past year, nature has been my sanctuary," she said on the video released to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, a major campaign issue for the couple.
"The natural world's capacity to inspire us, to nurture us and help us heal and grow is boundless and has been understood for generations."
She completed the course of treatment in September, and said earlier this year she was now in remission.
Last month, Catherine and William visited a picturesque Scottish island to celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary, with footage of that visit featuring in her video.
"Spring is a season of rebirth, of hope and new beginnings from the dark days of winter, the outside world quietly awakens with new life, and there comes a sense of optimism, anticipation and positive, hopeful change," she said.
"Just as nature revives and renews, so too can we. Let us reconnect nature and celebrate a new dawn within our hearts."
