Kate Middleton reveals Prince Louis "doesn't understand social distancing" for the cutest reason

Publish Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 11:25AM

While the Cambridge children remain in lockdown amidst the current pandemic, Kate Middleton has revealed her youngest son is struggling to understand social distancing ... but for the cutest reason.

During a rare interview with BBC's Breakfast, the Duchess of Cambridge opened up about coping with the restrictions during the global pandemic as part of the launch of the BBC's brand-new digital resource Tiny Happy People.

In the interview, the mother-of-three said Prince Louis struggles to understand why he can't "cuddle everything" as he loves to hug everyone he meets.

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🙌🌟 Say hello to @bbctinyhappypeople! Tune into @bbcbreakfast 📺 on Tuesday 14th July to join The Duchess of Cambridge and three families involved in its creation. Tiny Happy People is a BBC Education initiative providing a range of free digital resources, specifically designed to support parents and carers in developing children’s language from pregnancy to the age of four. Take a look at the resources via the link in our bio #TinyHappyPeople

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"Louis doesn't understand social distancing," Kate said of the two-year-old.

"He goes out wanting to cuddle anything, particularly any babies younger than him."

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The Duchess of Cambridge has endorsed the national launch of Tiny Happy People — a BBC Education initiative designed to provide resources and support to parents and carers of children up to the age of four. Recognising the significance of the project to supporting parents as they guide their children through the earliest years of life, The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will collaborate with the BBC 🤝 as they continue to develop and roll out @bbctinyhappypeople. Tiny Happy People resources are easy to build into a daily routine and proven to deliver great results for parents and their young children — visit the link in our bio to see the resources.

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Kate also remarked on Louis's ability to run at speed, saying: "He's now taken to running everywhere.

"You put Louis down and he's off."

Tiny Happy People features free activity and play ideas for 0-4-year-olds and is aimed at developing children's communication and language skills.

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Kate - who is also mum to Prince George, six, and Princess Charlotte, five - described the resource as "gold dust" for parents and said she wished she had had access to the tips and tools available as a first-time mother.

The Duchess has been working behind-the-scenes on the broadcaster's education initiative, secretly visiting Broadcasting House last November to work on some of the video resources.

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