Kate Middleton marks 44th birthday with healing message after ‘darkest season’

Kate Middleton gave Mother Nature a shoutout on her 44th birthday.

The Princess of Wales posted a serene video via Instagram Friday of herself strolling outdoors as she spoke in a voiceover about enduring the “coldest, darkest season.”

The royal told ehr followers, “Winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration. 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.”

Middleton noted that she has recently been “reflecting on how deeply grateful” she is.

As for what she’s thankful for, Middleton explained, “The rivers within us flow with ease, fears washed away [as they] cleanse and purify. [We] come to peace with our tears and discover what it means to be alive, to be at one with nature.

“[Nature is] a quiet teacher and a soft voice that guides in memory, helping us to heal,” she concluded.

In the caption, Middleton called her quarterly video series on Mother Nature this year a “deeply personal, creative reflection on how nature has helped [her] heal.”

Middleton, who is in remission after battling cancer, added, “But it is also a story about the power of nature and creativity in collective healing. There is so much we can learn from mother nature, as we look to build a happier, healthier world.”

She, notably, made headlines for her cancer diagnosis in March 2024.

She stepped back from the public eye to undergo treatment, revealing six months later that she had completed chemotherapy.

Middleton, who has since returned to her royal duties, confirmed in January 2025 that she is in remission.

Her husband, Prince William, gave rare insight into Middleton’s health struggles on Eugene Levy’s “The Reluctant Traveler” after their “hardest year” as a family.

The Prince of Wales, who shares Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, with his wife, said, “Things are good. Everything is progressing in the right way, which is all good news.”

William, 43, admitted in October 2025 that while he tried to maintain a “positive outlook” during the scare, his mind went to some “pretty not great places.”

He continued, “Life is sent to test us as well and being able to overcome that is what makes us who we are.”