The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge embraced adventure while on their tour of the Caribbean by taking a scuba dive, to learn about important conservation work being done in the area.

The Duke and Duchess went diving over the Belize Barrier Reef, a marine environment which the local government is working to protect and restore from the effects of climate change, according to a post on Prince William and Kate's social media.

In footage shared to the royal couple’s official Instagram account, Prince William can be seen jumping off the back of a boat into the sea, before further clips show both he and Kate swimming among the coral and even a small shark passing by.

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Kate can be seen pointing out wildlife for her husband to look at, while at another point, Prince William makes the “OK” hand signal hand to check on Kate and she does the same back, indicating that everything is well.

Multi-coloured coral, fish and marine wildlife can be seen all around the couple as they swim around the South Water Caye area.

In a caption alongside the video post on social media, the couple explained that they were, “lucky enough to spend time diving,” during their trip and said it was “a privilege to see for ourselves the world-leading ocean conservation work being done.”

The post also explained that Belize’s barrier reef is the second largest in the world and added that, “the Government of Belize and communities across the country deserve huge recognition for their efforts to restore this incredible marine environment - with a commitment to protect 30% of it by 2030.”

Belize was the first stop on the Duke and Duchess' ongoing royal tour of the Caribbean, which is taking place to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year.