The Princess of Wales has gained a reputation for her charitable interests in everything from children's mental health and early years development to the importance of physical activity and helping those with addiction issues.
Another area that Kate has shown a keen interest in over the years is the arts as it links back to her own passions. The Princess is also the Patron to several iconic museums and galleries, including the Natural History Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.
Kate enrolled at St Andrews University in 2001 to study History of Art and graduated with a 2:1 in 2005. While Prince William was originally on the same course, he later changed to study geography.
Kate's interest in art is something that she reportedly misses indulging in ever since she married into the Royal Family in 2011.
A story about how Kate "nourishes her inner life" was revealed in journalist Tina Brown's book 'The Palace Papers: Inside The House of Windsor – The Truth and the Turmoil'.
According to TIna, the Princess ensures she keeps up with her own interests and passions away from the royal spotlight and makes secret visits to galleries and museums to "nourish her inner life".
She was once spotted sneaking into a Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy at 8am, and took a seat in front of one of the beautiful pieces of art. She told the man she was sitting next to: "I miss my history of art. It’s what I do to get my fix."
Kate's talents for art also played a key role on her sister Pippa's wedding to James Matthews in 2017. For the wedding she drew St Mark's Church (where the ceremony was held) for the front cover of the order of service.
The Princess also put her history of art degree to good use when she selected photos for the National Gallery's Victorian Giants: The birth of art photography exhibition back in 2018.
She also wrote the captions to go alongside each picture and the foreword to the exhibition catalogue.
This artistic flair is something that Prince George has inherited from his mother and was seen at the end of last year when his parents shared painting by their eldest son to celebrate Christmas Day.
The ten-year-old's stunning festive design featured a reindeer in a snowy scene with two robins perched on the antlers and back.
Another member of George's family who possesses enviable artistic skills is his grandfather, King Charles. The monarch has been pictured countless times over the years with brush in hand everywhere from the ski slopes in Switzerland to the Imperial Palace in Japan.
At the start of 2022, King Charles saw 79 of his watercolours exhibited at The Garrison Chapel in Chelsea. The-then Prince of Wales spoke of his hobby on a display panel and said that painting "refreshes parts of the soul which other activities can’t reach."
He added: "You become increasingly aware of things that may have escaped your attention previously – the quality of light and shade, of tone and texture and of the shape of buildings.
"It all requires the most intense concentration and consequently is one of the most relaxing and therapeutic exercises I know. In fact, in my case, I find it transports me into another dimension which, quite literally, refreshes parts of the soul which other activities can’t reach. I took up painting entirely because I found photography less than satisfying."
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