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Picking the perfect Valentine's Day present for your loved one can be a difficult task.
But if all else fails beautiful red roses are always a fail-safe option for a way of showing your love.
However, the Princess of Wales is certain she won't be receiving any from her husband Prince William on the most romantic day of the year later this month.
As she marked the start of her landmark project Shaping Us, Kate visited Leeds, famed for its Child-Friendly Leeds initiative, and toured its Kirkgate Market to meet stall holders and the public to hear their views about her project.
Prince William and Kate at the launch of the Shaping Us campaign (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)When Kate stopped at florist Neil Ashcroft’s business, she admired his display of flowers and with Valentine’s Day just a fortnight away he asked "William will be buying you some roses?” and then cheekily offered her a discount on the blooms.
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After presenting her with a bouquet of hyacinths he claimed were her favourite flowers, the stall holder said: "I suggested William will be buying her roses and she said 'I don’t think he will do'”.
So do this mean they won't exchange gifts this Valentine's Day? Or is William looking to buy something fancier than flowers?
Kate admires the flowers on sale on Kirkgate Market (PA)During her tour, Kate was mobbed by shoppers unaware the Victorian market would be having a royal visit and one pensioner referred to the future Queen as "love” when they chatted.
Elsewhere during the visit, Shirley Wainwright, 75, from Harrogate said she made Kate laugh when she told her: "I didn’t know love you were coming, it was a complete surprise.
"I’m just coming on the bus from Harrogate when I came across you.”
Kate meets shoppers in Leeds (PA)Kate's Shaping Us campaign has been described as the princess’ "life’s work” and is aimed at highlighting the significance of the formative years of a child’s life.
In a video message to mark the launch, Kate said: "Our early childhood, the time from pregnancy to the age of five, fundamentally shapes the rest of our lives.
"But as a society, we currently spend much more of our time and energy on later life.
"Today, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood is launching a new campaign, Shaping Us, to raise awareness of the life-changing impact we can have when we build a supportive, nurturing world around children and those who care for them.”
William supported his wife when he joined Kate at an event on Monday night where the princess met supporters of her project and the first screening was made of a claymation film depicting how the development of a young girl from the age of zero to five
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