The Princess of Wales ended her hectic day in the north of England with a short guided walk in the Peak District.
The princess joined Mind over Mountains, a charity offering professional mental health support through outdoor experiences.
The charity focuses on bringing people together through nature, mindfulness, and time with experienced wellbeing coaches and counsellors.
Catherine joined a walk led by a qualified walk leader and wellbeing practitioner, and met with past participants, to discuss the work the charity does to help.
Catherine took a short guided tour in the Peak District on Tuesday
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Earlier in the day, she took time to teach a young girl a new trick as she visited a trauma therapy centre in Bradford.
Catherine met young people at Family Action’s Children’s Trauma Therapy Service on the first of her three engagements in the north of England on Tuesday.
The visit was chosen to highlight “the healing power of creativity, community and nature for individuals who have experienced trauma, isolation and poor mental health”.
The poor weather did not stop Catherine from participating in the walk
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Catherine met a young girl who had been making a “box of wishes” with her therapist and the princess showed her how to “listen to the sea” by holding a shell to her ear.
The Princess of Wales said: “Sometimes if you put them to your ear, you can sometimes hear the sea, do you want to see if you can hear the sea?
“Sometimes you can hear the waves. If you listen very quietly.
The Princess of Wales saw how walking with like-minded people can have a positive impact on mental health
“That’s what I like doing with shells. If you close your eyes you can sometimes imagine you’re by the beach.”
The young girl replied “yes” when asked if she could hear the waves.
She then went on to show the princess a “potion” she had made that would keep “the bad dreams” away.
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Catherine then visited Wakefield Trinity’s ground to meet schoolgirls being put through their rugby paces, pensioners taking part in a quiz and teenagers at risk of being excluded from school.
The future queen, who is patron of the Rugby Football League, was wearing a smart jacket and trousers rather than being dressed for sporting drills, so only held a rugby ball as she chatted to teenage girls during a break from their skills session for Wakefield’s Champion Schools competition.
The princess was questioned about Princess Charlotte’s school activities as she stood beside the pitch in freezing temperatures, telling the young players: “She does loads of sport but not rugby.”
Catherine taught a young girl how to use a seashell to hear the sea in Bradford | PAShe also joked with the group about the physicality of rugby league, saying: “There’s not any other sport when you can say contact is a good thing.”
Catherine also revealed: “I love this, the league game is so embedded in community life and it’s so grassroots (and) interaction, and getting youngsters involved but also how clubs like this connect to the rest of the community.
“They’re absolute gold dust really, and I’m so proud to help support the league across the country.”