The Princess of Wales has taken up a new hobby, according to one of her mentors, and it’s one that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry also love
The Princess of Wales has reportedly taken up a new hobby that Meghan Markle also enjoys, according to one of her mentors.
Photography enthusiast Kate has recently started practising meditation under the guidance of renowned artist Chris Levine.
Levine, who is known for creating one of the most iconic photographs of the late Queen Elizabeth, revealed Kate’s new interest in a recent intervivew. However, he quickly reined himself in, admitting: “I think I’ve said too much!”.
In 2004, Levine was commissioned to photograph the late Queen for Jersey’s commemoration of eight centuries of allegiance to the Crown.
Out of the more than 8,000 images he captured of the late monarch, one titled ‘Equanimity’ was chosen by her after he transformed it into a portrait and featured it on the cover of Time magazine.
Among the collection was another image showing the Queen in a tranquil state with her eyes closed, reports the Express.
This picture, named ‘Lightness of Being’, became one of the most iconic Royal portraits. It was this image of the Queen that inspired Levine to take up meditation and subsequently introduce Kate to the practice.
Kate isn’t the only Royal who has shown an interest in meditation. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are known to be big fans.
In 2015, Meghan penned in her now-defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig: “Last week marked the one-year anniversary of my relationship with meditation, something I found endlessly daunting at first (the thoughts, the distractions, the boredom of it), but soon became the quietude that rocked my world.
“I can’t put my finger on the why or the how, but I will tell you this much, for me…I am just happier. And meditation has much to do with that
In a similar vein, Prince Harry revealed in 2022 that he also takes time out of his morning routine to meditate. During a panel with BetterUp, he shared: “One of the kids has gone to school, the other one is taking a nap, right there is a break in our programme, its either for a workout, take the dog for a walk, get out in nature maybe meditate.”
He added: “I’m the same as Serena (Williams), I know that I need to meditate every single day”.
It comes as Meghan has shared a sweet behind the scenes look at her date night with Prince Harry in which they attended the LA Dodgers game this week.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex got the royal treatment on as they sat in the best seats in the house at Dodgers Stadium to watch their home team take on the Toronto Blue Jays .
The royal couple looked equally loved up and enthralled in the game as animatedly watched the drama unfolding on the pitch, all while donning their team’s merchandise. Now, Meghan has shared a video to her Instagram showing what went on behind the scenes.
Taking to her Instagram stories, Meghan excitedly points at a row of Gold Glove awards in the stadium’s showroom, before she coyly places her hand over her mouth while she nibbles on a hot dog. Harry is then seen shaking his clenched fists as he looks into the camera and joyfully cheers “let’s go”.
The Duchess then also zoomed in on the players during the game, as she showed off their impressive front row seats, which can sell for tens of thousands of dollars.
