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Kate Middleton<\/a> has shared an emotional and intensely personal video about healing through nature as she turns 44.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Released on Friday, Jan. 9, the Princess of Wales\u2019 44th birthday<\/a>, the video<\/a>, titled \u201cWinter,” marks the fourth \u2014 and final \u2014 installment in the royal\u2019s quarterly \u201cMother Nature\u201d series, which she began in 2025.\n<\/p>\n The poignant film sees Princess Kate strolling over a bridge, dipping her hand in a stream and looking reflective as she stands in a frosty field, while providing a voiceover reflecting on her own personal experience with healing.\n<\/p>\n \u201cEven in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration. Where the stream slows just enough for us to see our own reflection. To discover the deepest parts of ourselves, alongside the whispers and the pulse of every living thing,\u201d Kate\u2019s voiceover begins.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI find myself reflecting on how deeply grateful I am,\u201d Kate, who wore a green coat and matching newsboy cap for the film, continues. \u201cFor the rivers within us flow with ease. Fears washed away, cleanse and purify. Come to peace with our tears, and discover what it means to be alive.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cTo be at one with nature. A quiet teacher and a soft voice that guides. In memory, helping us to heal,\u201d Princess Kate adds.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales\/Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n In the caption, the royal shared that her “Mother Nature” series has been “a deeply personal, creative reflection on how nature has helped me heal. But it is also a story about the power of nature and creativity in collective healing.”\n<\/p>\n “There is so much we can learn from mother nature, as we look to build a happier, healthier world,” she added, signing off the message with “C,” which stands for her first name, Catherine.\n<\/p>\n PEOPLE understands the film captured Princess Kate on an early morning walk in Berkshire, the county where she lives with Prince William<\/a> and their three children. Locations in the likes of London and the Cotswolds were also used in the film, which was captured by Will Warr.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Kate\u2019s \u201cMother Nature\u201d series launched in May 2025 at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. The \u201cSummer\u201d episode<\/a> was released in August, while an \u201cAutumn\u201d film dropped on Nov. 15<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales\/Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n The latest film comes a year after the Princess of Wales announced that she was \u201cin remission\u201d from cancer<\/a> in January 2025. She first shared her cancer diagnosis in March 2024 and announced that she was undergoing treatment<\/a>, including chemotherapy.\n<\/p>\n Kate has long been an advocate of connecting with nature<\/a>, including the practice of “forest bathing,” and PEOPLE understands she is keen to further explore the power of nature and creativity in healing and wellbeing in her work.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales\/Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n Her love of the outdoors took on a deeper meaning amid her cancer treatment in 2024.\n<\/p>\n In her first health update<\/a> after announcing her cancer diagnosis<\/a>, Kate shared a photo<\/a> of herself posing outdoors and leaning against a tree in Windsor, where the family lives. (Kate, William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis moved into their new home, Forest Lodge, in October 2025<\/a>.)\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith told PEOPLE of the June 2024 photo, “There she is in nature<\/a>, which has fortified her, and looking upward in a sign of real hope and encouragement for everybody.” She also chose an outdoor setting to share her cancer diagnosis.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Kate Middleton and Prince William in January 2026.<\/p>\n Ryan Jenkinson \/ Kensington Palace<\/p>\n Kate also chose to honor Mother Nature on Mothering Sunday, the U.K. equivalent of Mother’s Day, in March 2025 by sharing a video featuring numerous outdoor scenes.\n<\/p>\n “Over the past year, nature has been our sanctuary,” Kate said in the caption of the Instagram post<\/a>. “This Mother\u2019s Day, let us celebrate Mother Nature and recognize how our bond with the natural world can help not only nurture our inner selves but remind us too of the role we play within the rich tapestry of life.”\n<\/p>\n She signed the note with a “C.”<\/p>\n