Millions watched the intimate video in which the Princess of Wales revealed that her chemotherapy has finished, but even the most eagle-eyed may have missed these intriguing aspects, say Nikki Sutherland and Natasha Livingstone. 1. Two dogs can be seen gambolling in the Norfolk countryside with the Waleses. They are Orla, a black English cocker spaniel,which Kate’s brother, James Middleton, gave them when his own dog gave birth to a litter of six in 2020, and Nala, a brown spaniel that features fleetingly in the background,who belongs to James. Orla is an Irish name which means ‘golden princess’. 2. The giant pot plant, according to MoS gardening expert Martyn Cox, is most likely one of the Alocasia family native to tropical and subtropical Asia and eastern Australia. There are hundreds of varieties and owners are advised to wear gloves when handling the showy leaves because they contain calcium oxalate, which is toxic to humans. 3. Unsurprisingly, given that William was an RAF flight lieutenant, the Waleses are using Battle of Britain playing cards which celebrate Britain’s finest hour. A pack costs £5.49 and they feature RAF fighter pilots who won command of our skies in 1940, as well as images of Spitfires and wartime posters. The King of Hearts even shows the Royal Family at the time, while the King of Diamonds is Winston Churchill. 4. Kate is seen driving a Land Rover Defender 110. The model, costing from £60,470, is a royal staple that was favoured by the late Queen and Prince Philip. 5. Picnic food includes a bag of crisps made by Herefordshire firm Tyrrells. The orange pack suggests they are the healthier ‘sweet potato’ version, seasoned with sea salt, sold at £2.75 by Ocado. 6. Prince George is wearing a blue T-shirt from the high street shop Mango. Made in Bangladesh of 100 per cent cotton and costing £9.99, the front features a palm tree in the sunset with the words ‘Explore The Horizon’. The back depicts a windsurfer in a calm sea next to the words: ‘The ocean is calling and I must go’. 7. Picnic snacks are kept in a ‘canvas champagne cooler’ from the luxury safari brand Sandstorm Kenya, a Nairobi-based ‘slow fashion’ company run by Scot Mark Stephenson. Lined with a waterproof silk fabric, it costs around £150 and promises to ‘stay cool, stay classy’. 8. The soundtrack is the song Ireland by Ben Winwood who studied music at the University of Westminster, London, and lives near Snowdonia National Park. He describes his composing process as ‘artisan’, saying: ‘I naturally resonate with films that have a raw, human dimension to their narrative and subjects.’ Ironically the track is ‘royalty-free’, which means social media creators who subscribe to a £10-a-month service don’t have to pay any more to use it.
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