Kate's mother Carole Middleton reveals she lets her royal grandchildren 'get a bit muddy'

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Kate appears to have taken her passion for the outdoors after her beloved mother. Carole opened up about the benefits of carrying out activities with her grandchildren in the garden and how she plans ahead in an interview with Saga magazine.

She said: "If I'm doing planting with my grandchildren, I like to have it all laid out at 'activity stations' with their own little trowel and pot so they can get started immediately. "It's no good calling children over to an activity, only for you then to have to fuss about looking for the right equipment and clearing a space. "They'll soon lose interest and slope off. "She added: "It's important for children to grow up appreciating nature and part of that is allowing them to get a bit muddy.