Kate's tender moment of reassurance with Prince Louis during important event
Eagle-eyed royal fans were delighted to spot a very sweet moment between Kate Middleton and her youngest son, Prince Louis, during an important annual outing.
The Princess was last seen together with her husband and their three children on Christmas Day. And it was on that occasion that members of the crowd saw her touching exchange with her five-year-old.
As the King and Queen emerged from the church with the Waleses following just behind, the Princess could be seen chatting to her young son.
Kate was observed gently guiding Louis towards the exit, holding his hand briefly, before very tenderly stroking his hair.
It's no secret that the Princess is a hands-on and tactile parent. Qualified early years practitioner and consultant Kirsty Ketley previously said that Kate is "fast becoming an icon in the parenting and early years world".
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She told the Mirror: "Google can give you one of many suggestions on how best to parent, but one of the most common patterns in raising children is by parents following their own parents' style and methods. In Kate's case, she has a tight-knit family and her childhood home was full of love."
Kate herself spoke about her own upbringing when she sat down for the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast with Giovanna Fletcher. And she praised her parents Michael and Carole for everything they did for her and her siblings Pippa and James.
Kate seen talking to Louis as they left church on Christmas Day (UK Press via Getty Images)"I had a very happy childhood," she said. "It was great fun – I'm very lucky, I've come from a very strong family – my parents were hugely dedicated to us – my siblings. I really appreciate now as a parent how much they sacrificed for us.
"They would come to every sports match – I was very keen on sport – they came to every sports match, they'd be the ones on the side-line shouting, and we’d always have our family holidays together.
"But I think the things that really resonate with me most are the simple things and actually I see that now with my own children, life now is so busy, so distracting and actually sometimes the simple things like watching a fire on a really rainy day provides such enjoyment.
"I remember that from my childhood – doing the simple things, going for a walk together, and that's really what I try and do with my children as well because it totally strips away all the complications, all the pressures."
Kate also revealed that she experiences her own moments of mum-guilt. "It's a constant challenge - you hear it time after time from mums, even mums who aren't necessarily working and aren't pulled in the directions of having to juggle work life and family life," she said.
"[You're] always sort of questioning your own decisions and your own judgements and things like that, and I think that starts from the moment you have a baby."
Explaining how she deals with those tough moments, Kate continued: "The more people you have around your children who are safe and loving and caring, the better.
"So yeah - it was a real weight off my shoulders that actually it's not totally my responsibility to do everything, because you know we all have good days, bad days - and you can dilute that with others who aren't on that particular day struggling.
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"I think it makes such a difference for your child, keeping them as constant and happy as possible."
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