Kate Middleton Gives Her 3 Children A Special Shoutout During Speech In The Bahamas

Kate Middleton remembered her three children when she and Prince William visited young students in the Bahamas Friday.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Sybil Strachan Primary School in Nassau, where Middleton delivered a speech at an outdoor assembly that was attended by students at the school and virtually by students across the Bahamas.

Middleton appeared confident and started her speech by thanking the locals for the warm welcome. She also jokingly apologized for the rainy weather.

"I hope you didn't get too wet coming here and apologies for bringing the British weather with us," she was quoted by People as saying. "We are so thrilled to be here in The Bahamas, a country that made us feel so at home as soon as we set foot on its soil. I only wish we were able to visit all of your 700 islands during our stay!"

Middleton added that her and Prince William's three kids — Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3 — would love to visit the Bahamas and that she hopes to bring them to the Caribbean country in the future.

"Our three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, all love being by the sea, so I hope they will be able to experience your clear waters and beautiful beaches before too long," the 40-year-old royal said.

During her address, Middleton acknowledged the difficulties the students have faced amid the pandemic, which her children also experienced as their classes went virtual over the past two years. However, the duchess said the pandemic also highlighted just how important family and friends truly are.

"One of the hardest things that we have all found about the pandemic was being separated from the people we love," Middleton said. "But we have also had the chance to rediscover just how important our families are, and just how important our friends are too."

She continued, "I always think it is the simple things in life that bring us the most joy: Playing together, chatting to your friends at school, eating meals together, and listening to each other's stories. These are the things that bring us together and give meaning to our lives."

Middleton put emphasis on the "special" connections, relationships and friendships students make during their time in school. She encouraged the students to look after each other and cherish the people close to them.

"And remember to be kind, and understanding and loving to yourself and others," the duchess concluded.

Prince William also had their kids on his mind during their ongoing royal tour.

During a Monday reception in Belize, he was overheard sharing that their eldest son, Prince George, is tracking their international trip by sticking pins on a map and showing it to his younger siblings.

"We let them know where we are and he finds us on the map and puts a pin in it and shares with the others," Prince Wiliam explained.

The royal couple also thought of their kids as they visited a family-run cocoa farm in Belize last weekend.

"I think our children will be very jealous," Middleton admitted as they dipped tortilla chips into a chocolate fountain and sampled hot chocolate made from the organic farm.

The Bahamas is the final stop of Prince William and Middleton's eight-day tour of the Caribbean.