Posted: 00:55, 16 September 2022 | Updated: 01:08, 16 September 2022
This is the sweet moment an eight-year-old was left ‘crying with joy’ as Princess Kate picked her out of the Sandringham crowd to place her corgi tribute to the Queen amid the carpet of flowers.
The new Princess of Wales, 40, was at the late monarch’s Norfolk residence yesterday looking out over the sea of tributes to the Queen and chatting to the crowds with her husband William.
He spotted and spoke to student Elizabeth Sulkowska, 8, holding a bouquet of flowers and a teddy bear corgi.
Footage shows the eight-year-old, who was in the crowd with school friends, talking to Kate.
A delighted Elizabeth was then chosen to walk the sea of tributes with Kate and place the Corgi between them.
Speaking afterwards, the little girl’s headteacher, Gregory Hill, of Howard Junior School in King’s Lynn, said: “Elizabeth was overwhelmed, she cried with joy at being chosen.
“It’s just a wonderful, amazing opportunity.”
Mr Hill said the Queen’s death “also touched a new generation”.
He said: “The older generation have obviously known the Queen for longer, but young children who haven’t experienced the Queen for a long time on the throne are still very moved by her death and really want to do their best to celebrate her life and legacy and never forget her.”
Princess Kate and William had both noticed a Paddington Bear tribute made by students from Howard Hill Junior School and said the logo on the badge was the same as their school uniform.
The new Princess of Wales, 40, was at the late monarch’s residence in Norfolk overlooking the sea of tributes to the Queen with her husband William. He also addressed the crowd and spotted student Elizabeth Sulkowska, 8, holding a bouquet of flowers and a corgi bear
The eight-year-old, who was in the crowd with friends, was then chosen by Kate to walk up to the sea of tributes and place hers among them
While visiting Sandringham with her husband William, Kate was asked by Jo from Norfolk how her children Louis, Charlotte and George were coping after losing their great-grandmother
While visiting Sandringham with her husband William, Kate was asked by Jo from Norfolk how her children Louis, Charlotte and George were coping after losing their great-grandmother.
Speaking to the BBC, Jo’s mother Lynne said: “Kate thanked her and said they were doing well and that they were looked after at school.”
Kate was reported to have told another mourner in the large crowd at Sandringham that George understood the Queen had died.
However, he said his younger siblings understood “less”.
Kate was pictured speaking to a mother and her young child in the crowd as she met mourners at Sandringham yesterday
William also addressed members of the crowd, telling them it was a difficult time for the family and reminded him of his mother’s death in 1997.
After a mourner told him she was moved and in tears, he said: “Don’t cry now – you’re going to start me.”
He also told another person: “I find out she was everyone’s grandmother – how people reacted.”
William also spoke to members of the crowd, telling them it was a difficult time for the family and reminded him of his mother’s death in 1997. Picture: William speaks to students Kate also met
Their visit to Sandringham came as Sophie Wessex and her husband Prince Edward addressed crowds in Manchester as they lit candles in the Queen’s memory and looked at the tributes.
The royal family is preparing to lay their beloved mother and grandmother to rest on Monday in a state funeral.
King Charles will lead Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward to Wellington Arch from Westminster Abbey, with Prince William and Harry in tow.
Other members of the royal family will follow by car for the funeral, which will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster.
