That's always a stressful period, but Claire seemed to be having an especially hard time.

My best wishes to all the young people in such a trying and stressful period.

It was a stressful period of his life and taught him how to deal with extreme pressure.

I believe this has been a very stressful period for all concerned.

"We're coming into a real stressful period for the tree," he said.

For most children and parents, this is a very stressful period.

There is sometimes a correlation with a major life event or stressful period in life.

"That was a very stressful period, waiting for the results," she says.

Whatever the facts of the matter, there seems little question that the royal family is going through an extraordinarily stressful period.