Kate Middleton and Prince William coo over babies on St David’s Day visit to Wales

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were seen sharing a rare moment of public affection as they greeted a group of babies during their visit to Wales to celebrate St David’s Day.

Mother-of-three Kate Middleton, 40, joined Prince William, 39, as they visited Abergavenny Market to learn how important local suppliers are to rural communities before meeting royal fans. 

In a video posted on Twitter, the couple shared a sweet exchange as they met a group of mothers and babies, with Kate, 40, beaming as she rubbed William’s back and told him to ‘look at the lovely babies’.   

It comes days after the royal confessed she felt ‘broody’ and joked husband William, 39, worries about her working with under one-year-olds because she returns home wanting ‘another one’. 

The couple, who share children Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, six and Prince Louis, three, were seen stopping to chat with the mothers as they left the market. 

Kate and William both donned daffodils to celebrate the traditional Welsh holiday as they embarked on one of their first joint walkabouts since the beginning of the pandemic. 

Kate opted to wear her £940 longline forest green Sportmax coat with a matching polo neck, as well as black skinny jeans, for the occasion. 

In a touching nod to her decade of duty in the royal family, Kate also finished her outfit with her Aquatalia Rouge boots, which she first wore for her first official engagement in 2011.  

It’s not the first time in recent months Kate has spoken about feeling broody, joking that meeting babies always makes her want another one while chatting to parents at Copenhagen’s Children’s Museum. 

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’ behavioural cues.

After meeting with two eight-month-old baby boys and their parents, she joked: ‘It makes me very broody. 

‘William always worries about me meeting under one-year-olds. I come home saying, ‘let’s have another one’.’

The royal couple visited Wales to learn about the importance of the agricultural industry to rural populations and how community organisations are providing support to young people while also celebrating the history of the region.  

Following their visit to the market, the couple visited a a community-focused youth centre at Blaenavon Hwb in Blaenavon, and played a game of pool before baking some Welsh cakes. 

The Duchess was seen going over to the oven and effortlessly begin assisting with cooking and flipping the cakes on the stove, while chatting with Libby, 16.

After William began rolling the dough and cutting it out, he told the group gathered around him: ‘I’m under a lot of pressure here.

‘Do not judge my cooking, this could go horribly wrong. It’s not Bake Off. Where’s Mary (Berry) when you need her?’

When the duchess asked to see her husband’s efforts, she pointed out the thinness of his cakes.

‘That one is a little bit skinny,’ William conceded, before looking at them again and adding: ‘They are probably all a little bit skinny.’

Earlier on Tuesday the coupe visited a goat farm in Llanvetherine, near Abergavenny, and shared how Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis had helped with their animals during half term.

It is thought the couple were referring to their Norfolk residence, where the Prince of Wales has been working to turn the Queen’s Sandringham estate into a fully organic operation.