Prince William says Princess Charlotte is ‘lovely, just like my wife’

Prince William said that Princess Charlotte was ‘lovely, just like his wife’ in a touching exchange with a royal well-wisher yesterday.

The Duke of Cambridge, 37, showed he was a doting father and a loving husband in one sweet sentence yesterday as he responded to a member of the public during a walkabout in South Wales yesterday.

People magazine reports: ‘One woman called out to the royal dad, telling him that his 4-year-old daughter was her favorite. The proud dad replied, “Yes, she is lovely — just like my wife”. 

Four-year-old Princess Charlotte has long been a hit with royal fans, thanks to her confident nature and early mastering of the royal wave.  

William and Kate spent the day in south Wales yesterday where they visited the Port Talbot steelworks, a boxing club and watched as a lifeboat was launched on a training exercise before walking back down the windswept pier.

The couple looked deeply interested as they toured the control centre and learnt more about the inner-workings of the plant from works manager Carl Banfield. 

It was the penultimate stop on a busy afternoon of engagements for the couple, which saw them visit RNLI Mumbles Lifeboat Station, near Swansea, and meet well-wishers on a walkabout by the seafront.  

They also visited an ice cream parlour, where they met local families and Kate was surprised by two of her prep school teachers. 

The day ended with a visit to Bulldogs boxing club in Port Talbot, which helps children who have overcome adverse experiences and mental health issues. 

The Duke of Cambridge, 37, showed her was a doting father and a loving husband in one sweet sentence yesterday as he responded to a member of the public in the Mumbles who told him that the four-year-old was his favourite royal. Charlotte is pictured here on Christmas Day at Sandringham

Kate was no doubt reminded of her daughter on the trip to the boxing club, as a sweet little six-year-old insisted on showing her around. 

Little Brooke briefly took the place of the chosen chaperone — one of the coaches at the community club — to the delight of the royal mom.

Kate and Brooke first met at a team-building game called Gutterball where participants have to coordinate and work together to get a ball to move along a line of gutters and into a box.

But when that was over and Kate, and husband Prince William, moved on to the next part of their visit, Brooke dragged her willing charge off elsewhere. ‘She decided she wanted to be Their Royal Highnesses’ guide. 

‘She took the duchess to see where she does coloring and pointed out the outside space we have. She did a great job at it,’ Samantha Fox, project manager at Bulldogs Boxing and Community Activities in Port Talbot, explains.

William and Kate travelled to Port Talbot, where they visited the Tata Steel plant. The royal couple donned hardhats and boiler suits over their clothes for the outing

The Duchess of Cambridge started the day in Mumbles wearing a vibrant red Zara dress, navy Hobbs coat and black Stuart Weitzman boots, pictured

A new friend! Kate Middleton made such an impression on a little six-year-old at a boxing club in South Wales that the girl insisted on showing her around. Little Brooke briefly took the place of the chosen chaperone

It comes just days after sweet photos showing Princess Charlotte smiling as she was handed a gift outside church on Christmas Day were seen for the first time. 

The four-year-old royal was given a £1.50 pink plastic flamingo by royal fan Gemma Clark, 39, as she left St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate.

Photos shared on the day showed the interaction from behind, with Charlotte leaning into hug Gemma, who was in a wheelchair. The heart-warming pictures were published around the world. 

However these new images, shared by Gemma’s mother, Pam, show the princess’s smiling face for the first time.