'Cried with joy': Kate pulls girl, 8, from crowd to take her to leave Corgi toy for Queen
Kate, the Princess of Wales left an eight-year-old girl "crying with joy" after she picked her from the crowd to place her Corgi toy tribute to the Queen among the carpet of flowers at Sandringham.
Kate Middleton helps young girl with teddy tribute
On Thursday, Princess Kate arrived, alongside Prince William, at the late monarch's Norfolk residence to speak to crowds and look at the sea of tributes left for the nations's late Queen Elizabeth II. The visit came exactly one week after the Queen's passing at Balmoral, Scotland. As the couple made their way along the crowds, video footage was captured of a sweet moment between Kate and an eight-year-old girl waiting in the crowd.
Kate spotted Elizabeth Sulkovska, eight, carrying a bouquet of flowers and a Corgi cuddly toy whilst standing in the crowd of mourners at Sandringham.
The 40-year-old then walked the delighted young girl over to the sea of tributes to place the flowers and Corgi toy among them.
The eight-year-old later recalled: "I went with her to put the flowers and the corgi down. She said, "Where do you think we should lay the flowers?" and I said "We should put them there".'
Headteacher Geogory Hill said: "Elizabeth was overjoyed. She cried with joy at being chosen. It's just a wonderful, amazing opportunity."
READ MORE: 'Terrible timing': Queen Consort Camilla soldiers on for Charles despite painful injury
Royal Family LIVE: Sophie set to step in as Charles urged to 'bring Sussexes in from cold'
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, has been dubbed the "savvy peacemaker" for her efforts to thaw the frosty relationship between Harry and Meghan and the rest of the Royal Family.
Mr Hill also spoke on how the Queen's death has "touched a young generation", saying that despite the younger generation having not "experienced the Queen for long on the throne", they are "still greatly moved by her passing".
Another mourner in Norfolk named Jo spoke to the Princess and asked how Kate's three children are coping since the death of their great-grandmother.
Jo's mother Lynne, speaking to the BBC, said: "Kate thanked her and said they were doing well and they are being looked after at school."
Speaking of the couple's three children, it was reported that Kate told another mourner at Sandringham that her eldest son, George, understood that the Queen has died, but that seven-year-old Charlotte and four-year-old Louis understood "less so".
DON'T MISS:
Prince Andrew will be frozen out forever, says PHIL DAMPIER [OPINION]
Andrew sports military medals but no uniform in Queen's procession [REPORT]
Princess Anne to act as King Charles III’s closest confidant [REVEAL]
The outing marked the couple's first solo appearance as the new Prince and Princess of Wales.
The title was passed to Prince William from his father, now known as King Charles III, after the Queen "peacefully" died one week ago at age 96.
William's late mother Diana, who passed away in 1997, was previously known as the Princess of Wales.
READ NEXT:
- Kate is 'gem in the monarchy's crown' as she channels Diana greeting crowds at Sandringham
- King Charles to visit Wales for first time after longest ever tenure as country's Prince
- ‘Dazzling’ Imperial State Crown adorns the Queen’s coffin with 2,868 diamonds
- Buckingham Palace 'caves after thousands of complaints' to allow Harry military uniform
- Prince William pulls out of New York trip due to funeral and mourning for Queen's death