KATE TELLS WILLS 'I NEED A BREAK FROM ROYAL LIFE'

Behind the scenes, major changes are happening

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Posting a montage of summer images to Kensington Palace's official Instagram last week, the Princess of Wales is celebrating the value of Mother Nature, writing, “Our lives flourish when we cherish the bonds of love and friendship.

It has never been more important to appreciate the value of one another, and of Mother Nature. Here's to Summer.”

STEPPING BACK

According to Woman's Day's insider, Catherine, 43, has told her husband the Prince of Wales, 43, that she sees this season as her “summer of strength” - a chance to focus on her own healing, family time in Norfolk, and only attend a handful of select high-profile royal engagements.

“Behind closed doors, she’s still struggling emotionally and tires a lot more easily, it’s taking longer to readjust to royal life after her cancer treatment,” the palace insider reveals.