The Duchess of Cambridge will have been enjoying some downtime this week following her week-long working trip to the Caribbean.
She and Prince William spent last week on an action-packed and sometimes difficult royal tour that took in Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Despite the fast pace, Kate appeared confident and composed at engagements as they met a range of people across the three countries.
However, despite appearances, royal expert Katie Nicholl says these tours are often a "wrench" for Kate and there is always one thing about them she finds difficult - leaving her children behind.
For their journey to the Caribbean, her three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis stayed at home.
And Katie told Closer magazine : "I remember being with her when we were on a tour together in Bhutan [in 2016, when Princess Charlotte was just 11 months old] and we had a moment to talk about how difficult it was to leave little children behind.
“Despite being the Duchess of Cambridge and being able to afford around-the-clock nannies and so on, she had her mum looking after Prince George and Princess Charlotte, which struck me as just really normal.
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“I could see how much comfort and confidence that gave her in getting on with her job, which she does brilliantly, but I think it is always such a wrench for her to leave her children behind.”
Kate was reunited with her little ones last Sunday on Mother's Day - and has no doubt spent quality time with them since.
And during her latest royal appearance - Prince Philip's memorial service at Westminster Abbey - she even brought George and Charlotte with her.
It is the most high-profile royal event by far that the two youngsters have attended with William and Kate keen to give them and younger brother Louis as normal an upbringing as possible.
This means that their public appearances have so far been few and far between.
However, now they are getting older, there have been signs that both youngsters - especially future king Prince George - are now being primed for royal life.
