The Princess of Wales delighted royal watchers last weekend, when she . Despite undergoing , the royal looked to be in good spirits, and on Thursday, the 42-year-old s following her abdominal surgery and cancer treatment. In a statement issued in support of the Natural History Museum's new garden, the Princess of Wales said: "I know the power of nature to support our development and wellbeing, both by bringing us joy and helping to keep us physically, mentally and spiritually healthy.
" Her heartfelt message suggests she's been enjoying time in nature during her recovery, echoed by a portrait released of the royal enjoying the shade of a tree ahead of her appearance at the Trooping the Colour ceremony last month. You may also like The Princess of Wales is not alone in her reliance on nature to help her through difficult times. , who recently celebrated 10 years clear of cancer, agrees with nature's restorative power.
"Nature was everything to me during treatment," Jackie tells HELLO!. "However I was feeling, I got up and got outside and into nature every single day. "After surgery, I was a lot slower walking and it gave me a real appreciation for the beauty around me.
I loved watching flowers grow (to the point that I fell so in love with alliums that people call them Jackie flowers now, every time they bloom in spring). "I even remember my fiancé at the time likening my treatment to that of a rose because in his words: 'pruning a rose feels harsh, but you cut back a rose so.