'I was told my recovery would not be linear. There will be good days and bad': Kate opens up about time in hospital as she appears in Prince William's Country Life issue

In a new portrait taken by Josh Shinner, Kate, 44, was seen standing next to a tree in the autumnal sunshine - a powerful visual of her passion for the natural world.

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