Kate Middleton showed off her winning ways with children during a visit to Denmark and appeared in her element yesterday as she returned to nature surrounded by charming young people.
The day after Duchess of CambridgeThe 40-year-old said she was constantly “thoughtful” about working with children, the mother of three chopped up logs and went for a walk in the woods while joining a group of forestry schools in a kindergarten in Copenhagen.
Kate, who was on a two-day fact-finding mission to Denmark with her Early Childhood Center, embraced outdoor life, which forms the backdrop for teaching many thriving babies there, giving them the freedom to play.
In the woods, the Duchess – dressed for the terribly cold but sunny conditions in £ 170 Blundstone boots, jeans, a Seeland polo sweater and jacket for £ 209 – took on the challenge of splitting a log after watching five-year-olds complete the task.
Appearing in her element when surrounded by young people, a video of the royal king sitting with the group outdoors seems to show a child saying “I love you” to Kate before she seemingly repeats the feeling as they hug.
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The Duchess joined the group of the forest school in the kindergarten around the campfire and could be seen offering a huge hug to a young boy wearing a khaki T-shirt.
Kate (left) demonstrates her winning ways with children during her visit to Denmark and appeared in her element yesterday as she returned to nature surrounded by charming young people.
Kate (pictured), who was on a two-day fact-finding mission to Denmark with her Early Childhood Center, embraced outdoor life, which forms the backdrop of teaching many babies there who thrive on the freedom to play
On Tuesday, Kate admitted that she felt “gloomy” and joked that Prince William’s husband was worried about her work with children under the age of one because she was coming home wanting “something else.”
She confessed when she spoke to parents with their babies at the Children’s Museum in Copenhagen on her first day of her two-day engagement.
She also joked that her children – Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, six and Prince Louis, three – were “very jealous” that they could not come.
At the Children’s Museum, Kate heard about the Understanding Your Baby research project, which trains health visitors to help new parents as they begin to notice and interpret their babies’ behavioral cues.
After meeting two eight-month-old boys and their parents, she joked, “It makes me very gloomy.
“William is always worried about meeting one-year-olds. I go home and say, “Let’s have another drink.”
The king took the time to talk to several of the children individually in kindergarten yesterday
Kate watched the young children start chopping wood before trying to do the task herself.
The Duchess told the children about their experiences in the forest school before participating in a series of activities with young people
Royal applause! The Duchess could be seen applauding other children who were trying to cut wood at school.
During yesterday’s activities, 21-year-old Carla Bro, a training assistant, told Kate how to sit down and grab a hammer.
She took only three blows to split the log and was applauded for her efforts by Miss Brato, who said: “She asked how we handle the risky game and how we keep things safe.
“We have safety rules and we teach children not to be afraid of tasks, but to treat them with respect.”
The Duchess was talking to the children, a boy making her smile when she shouted “Hello, Kate.” When another young man stepped up to split a log, Kate told him, “You’re so strong.”
She joined other activities and went for a short walk in the woods. At the end of the event, a attention session was held to relax the children.
Royal kinship: Looking remarkably similar in royal coats and with flowing brunette locks, the 40-year-old Duchess of Cambridge and the 50-year-old heiress Mary posed for official photos at Christian IX Palace in Copenhagen yesterday
Earlier, Kate posed with Queen Margrethe II and Princess Mary in the palace, on the second day of her two-day visit to Denmark with the Center of the Royal Foundation for Early Childhood
The Duchess sat with them in a circle around a fire covered with a wooden canopy.
During a visit to Forest Kindergarten, Kate heard about their approach to learning, which focuses on social and emotional development to help children build self-awareness, strengthen relationships with others and understand their value in society. instead of focusing on academic skills such as arithmetic and literacy.
She also learned about the Danish use of nature and the outdoors in these conditions, which is widely recognized as having enormous benefits for the mental health and well-being of children and is a concept that Kate advocates through her own work.
She later changed her everyday clothes from her country to visit a women’s asylum with another future queen, Princess Mary of Denmark.
On Tuesday, Kate (pictured) admitted that she felt “gloomy” and joked that her husband, Prince William, was worried about her work with children under the age of one because she was coming home with “another one.”
On Tuesday, the Duchess chose to go down the slide instead of the stairs when visiting the Lego Foundation Lab in the Danish capital. Kate giggled as she whistled down the winding tube slide, then fired to the bottom.