{"id":2252912,"date":"2026-01-27T15:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2252912"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:41:12","slug":"princess-kate-shares-shell-trick-with-girl-during-emotional-royal-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-kate-shares-shell-trick-with-girl-during-emotional-royal-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Kate shares shell trick with girl during emotional royal visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess-of-wales\">Princess of Wales<\/a> offered a moment of gentle connection during a visit to a trauma therapy centre in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/bradford\">Bradford<\/a>, demonstrating to a five-year-old girl how to listen to the ocean through a seashell.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-william-kate-stirling-pub-scotland-b2904147.html\">Kate met with young people <\/a>at Family Action\u2019s Children\u2019s Trauma Therapy Service, marking the first of three engagements across the north of England on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>These visits were specifically chosen to highlight &#8220;the healing power of creativity, community and nature for individuals who have experienced trauma, isolation and poor mental health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During her time at the centre,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/kate-middleton-birthday-princess-wales-b2897355.html\"> the princess <\/a>engaged with a young girl whose therapist was assisting her in creating a &#8220;box of wishes.&#8221; It was then that Kate shared a simple, comforting gesture, holding a shell to the child&#8217;s ear. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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?&#8221; she asked. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes you can hear the waves. If you listen very quietly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what I like doing with shells. If you close your eyes you can sometimes imagine you\u2019re by the beach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 gsupSl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/13\/3151d4049a4b3624b2223e892c10e7b0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY5NjA3NTM4-2.83227356.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/13\/3151d4049a4b3624b2223e892c10e7b0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY5NjA3NTM4-2.83227356.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/13\/3151d4049a4b3624b2223e892c10e7b0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY5NjA3NTM4-2.83227356.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Princess of Wales met a young girl whose therapist was helping her make a \u2018box of wishes\u2019 and showed her how to \u2018listen to the sea\u2019 by holding a shell to her ear\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-32707\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">The Princess of Wales met a young girl whose therapist was helping her make a \u2018box of wishes\u2019 and showed her how to \u2018listen to the sea\u2019 by holding a shell to her ear<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The girl replied \u201cyes\u201d when Kate asked if she could hear the waves.<\/p>\n<p>She showed the princess a \u201cpotion\u201d she had made that would keep \u201cthe bad dreams\u201d away.<\/p>\n<p>Kate told the girl\u2019s mother: \u201cLots of people need more of these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The therapist said she had also chosen some feathers for the box to keep the girl\u2019s \u201cbusy head\u201d calm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 hjXbyB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/13\/45028cea8e36059cefd092504d6402f7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY5NjA3NTM4-2.83227035.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/13\/45028cea8e36059cefd092504d6402f7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY5NjA3NTM4-2.83227035.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/13\/45028cea8e36059cefd092504d6402f7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY5NjA3NTM4-2.83227035.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The girl replied \u2018yes\u2019 when Kate asked if she could hear the waves\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-32708\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">The girl replied \u2018yes\u2019 when Kate asked if she could hear the waves<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The girl\u2019s mother said her daughter had \u201cloved\u201d meeting the princess, telling the Press Association: \u201cI don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to get her back after this. She\u2019s very busy-minded, she\u2019s normally covered in slime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Describing how the centre had helped her family cope with their trauma, the mother-of-two said: \u201cYou always think when something like that happens, don\u2019t mention it to (the children) but they\u2019re supposed to speak, otherwise they just repress it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/andrew-mountbattenwindsor-camilla-donald-trump-prince-meghan-b2891088.html\">Kate is a patron of Family Action<\/a>, a national charity which helps children aged four to 18 and their families recover from trauma.<\/p>\n<p>They work with families that have experienced adversity, abuse and traumatic bereavement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 jqXjss\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/15\/55\/Britain-Royals-de9xmqid.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/15\/55\/Britain-Royals-de9xmqid.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/27\/15\/55\/Britain-Royals-de9xmqid.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kate met youngsters at Family Action\u2019s Children\u2019s Trauma Therapy Service on the first of three engagements in the north of England on Tuesday chosen to highlight \u2018the healing power of creativity, community and nature for individuals who have experienced trauma, isolation and poor mental health\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-32709\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Kate met youngsters at Family Action\u2019s Children\u2019s Trauma Therapy Service on the first of three engagements in the north of England on Tuesday chosen to highlight \u2018the healing power of creativity, community and nature for individuals who have experienced trauma, isolation and poor mental health\u2019<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->AP<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The princess also met a 12-year-old boy who described using music during his therapy sessions, and told her how he now plays the drums in a school band because he loves instruments \u201cI can smack\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Kate said: \u201cExactly, and that\u2019s a fantastic way to express yourself and also manage really difficult and hard feelings that are sometimes harder to express with words.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this 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