Princess Kate has surprised a three-year-old young girl and her family by stopping the royal car and jumping out to have a chat.
The Princess of Wales was on a royal visit to a knitwear and sock making factory in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, during the royal’s first day visit to the principality since she announced her cancer diagnosis in March 2024.
Princess Kate waved to Lily-Rose after the three-year-old shouted “hello princess” to try and attract Catherine’s attention.
Kate jogged over to shake Lily-Rose’s hand. She told the toddler: “I heard you say ‘hello’ from all the way back there and I wanted to come and see you. It’s very nice to meet you.'”
Princess Kate surprised a three year old young girl and her family by stopping the royal car and jumping out to have a chat
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Lily replied to the Princess “I wanted to say hi to you!” The three-year-old even asked if Kate was really a princess.
The Princess of Wales said: “Yes I am! I wanted to come and say hello.”
Stacey Chorely, the mother of the young girl, told GB News that Lily was delighted when Kate came running up to her.
She told the People’s Channel: “It was quite surreal to be honest.”
The Princess of Wales was on a royal visit to a knitwear and sock making factory
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Stacey added: “We had no idea it was going to happen. When she got in the car she waved and we thought that was it but when she stopped the car we all said oh my god she getting out.
“We had a feeling she was coming out to meet Lily because she was the only child there. She came running over in her high heels and it was a wow moment. It was so cute.”
Stacey described her three-year-old daughter as “outgoing” and “not shy at all”.
She said: “She’s got her own voice. So the fact she had the confidence to be able to do that was brilliant.”
Princess Kate first waved to Lily-Rose after the three year old shouted “Hello Princess” to try and attract Catherine’s attention
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Stacey told GB News: “Catherine was absolutely lovely, she seemed so genuine, so down to earth.
“When you hear that someone of that level comes to town it’s like wow.”
The visit was Princess Kate’s second engagement of the day after it was announced that Catherine was the new patron of children’s hospice Tŷ Hafan, taking over from King Charles, and also following in the footsteps of the late Princess Diana.
Later in the day, Kate visited Corgi, a family run textiles manufacturer focusing on socks and knitwear, where the Princess of Wales met Lily and her family.
