"Cuddle me Kate" The Duchess' adorable school introductions

Publish Date
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 9:16AM
Photo / Getty Images

Photo / Getty Images

It is not every day a child meets a royal like the one they read about in storybooks and see in movies.

So it is of little surprise these excited primary school pupils wanted to make the most of the few moments they had with the Duchess of Cambridge when she visited their school today.

Pregnant Kate, 36, visited Bond Primary School in Mitcham, south west London, this afternoon to see the work of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative.

When it came time for her to leave, the pupils she had met politely lined up to bid the royal visitor farewell.

But when Kate leaned down to shake hands with the first child in the queue, the little girl reached out for a cuddle instead – and the royal was very happy to oblige.

The heart-warming moment, which was captured on camera, continued as the girl's classmates followed her lead and each gave Kate a hug farewell - much to the delight of the duchess.

 

This article was first published on dailymail.co.uk and is reproduced here with permission.

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