Princess Kate's children have made the sweetest gesture during her recovery

They're so sweet

Prince George of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Prince Louis of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
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Princess Kate is thankfully back home in Windsor after her 13-day hospital stay following an abdominal surgery.

By all accounts, the Princess of Wales is recovering well, but she'll still need to heal for a while before she can get back to work — at least until after Easter, according to Kensington Palace.

While her husband Prince William is reportedly waiting on his wife "hand and foot," she's also got some much littler helpers getting her through this difficult time: her three children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

According to one source, the little Waleses are cheering their mum up the best way they know how, and it's just so heartwarming.

"They’ve all made her some ‘get well soon’ cards along with some of her favourite snacks," the insider revealed to Us Weekly.

We're sure Kate must feel incredibly grateful for her little ones during this time, and there are reports that members of the Middleton family are supporting her through this as well.

Even though Kate won't be conducting any royal engagements for a few weeks yet, Us Weekly's source claims that she's already "back working from her bed" and "planning engagements and speaking with her team."

They added: "Kate will still be healing for several weeks but is already eager to get back to work."

In the Palace's original announcement a couple of weeks ago, a spokesperson for the Princess wrote:

"Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital yesterday for planned abdominal surgery. The surgery was successful and it is expected that she will remain in hospital for ten to fourteen days, before returning home to continue her recovery. Based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter."

We hope that Kate isn't working too hard and is still able to get lots of rest. Wishing her a prompt recovery!

Iris Goldsztajn
Iris Goldsztajn is a celebrity and royal news writer for Marie Claire.
As a London-based freelance journalist, she writes about wellness, relationships, pop culture, beauty and more for the likes of InStyle, Women's Health, Bustle, Stylist and Red. Aside from her quasi-personal investment in celebs' comings and goings, Iris is especially interested in debunking diet culture and destigmatising mental health struggles.
Previously, she was the associate editor for Her Campus, where she oversaw the style and beauty news sections, as well as producing gift guides, personal essays and celebrity interviews. There, she worked remotely from Los Angeles, after returning from a three-month stint as an editorial intern for Cosmopolitan.com in New York.
As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she interned at goop and C California Style and served as Her Campus' national style and LGBTQ+ editor. Iris was born and raised in France by a French father and an English mother. Her Spotify Wrapped is riddled with country music and One Direction, and she can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.