The Duchess of Cambridge is the proud mum of a young daughter, the adorable Princess Charlotte [1], but even before the tiny princess arrived, Kate got lots of experience dealing with little girls from her many interactions while travelling and making royal appearances. We've rounded up over 40 of Kate's cutest interactions with young girls around the world. Scroll through to see them all now, and check out Kate and Will's best moments with kids [2] from their years of royal appearances.
During her first solo tour [3] in October 2016, Kate shook hands with a young girl in the Netherlands.
Kate was presented with teddy bears by a sweet little girl in Canada in September 2016.
During a visit to London's Keech Hospice Care in August 2016, Kate was greeted by a little girl with flowers.
While visiting India in April 2016, Kate knelt down to speak to a group of students after a cricket match.
Kate cocked her head to smile at a baby girl during a visit to the Brookhill Children's Centre in London in March 2015.
Kate had a big fan in this little girl during the royal couple's official tour of Australia in April 2014.
She met with a group of waiting fans while arriving in North Wales in December 2015.
She helped soothe a crying little girl at an America's Cup event in England in June 2015.
While taking in a June 2012 performance of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in London, Kate was presented with a toy lion by a little girl, which she accepted with a smile.
Kate bent down to chat eye to eye with a young fan in Aldershot, England, on St. Patrick's Day in 2012.
We can't get enough of this sweet photo! Kate likely made 3-year-old Nancy Williams's day when she gave her a big hug at the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in England in February 2012.
She was sweet and patient with a little girl who offered her flowers at Australia's National Portrait Gallery in April 2014.
Kate adorably taught a girl how to use chopsticks during a December 2014 visit with a group of scouts in London.
After this little girl presented Kate with a small bouquet of flowers, she bent down to talk to her. The cute interaction happened at the Stephen Lawrence Centre in London in March 2015.
Kate hugged a sweet 6-year-old girl at the Calgary Airport during the royal couple's North American tour in July 2011.
Kate greeted a group of little girls while visiting an agricultural village in Guwahati, India in April 2016.
Kate spoke to young girls outside of a London mental health conference in November 2015.
Kate comforted a little girl during a visit to London's National Maritime Museum in June 2014.
She knelt down to accept flowers from a little girl in traditional Indian attire during a September 2012 stop in Singapore.
Kate talked to local children during a visit to Council House in Nottingham, England, in June 2012. She accepted a bouquet of flowers from one little girl who had prosthetic metal legs.
Kate may have been arriving for lunch with the prime minister, but she made time for a sweet greeting with this little girl during her September 2012 stop in Malaysia.
Before she embarked on the Diamond Jubilee tour in March 2012, Kate chatted with well-wishers — including this cute little girl — outside Leicester Cathedral in England.
She bent down to greet a little girl during a solo trip to the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, England, back in February 2012.
She chatted and smiled with a little girl named Sally Evans during her visit to the Naomi House Children's Hospice in April.
Kate met with a group of girls while visiting a community garden in England in October 2012.
Kate hugged an adorable little girl after touching town at the Dunedin Airport in New Zealand back in April 2014.
Everybody say awww! The princess looked downright delighted to accept a bouquet of flowers from this cute little girl at the Calgary Zoo in July 2011.
Kate held hands with this little sweetheart when she visited the Sydney Royal Easter Show in April 2014.
Kate couldn't help but beam while talking to a baby girl at London's Fostering Network event in January 2015.
Kate bent down to speak to this little girl as she arrived at an event during her tour of New Zealand in April 2014.
Kate met with a group of Girl Guide Rainbows in Scotland in Mary 2014.
She was greeted with a traditional hongi — the Maori custom of pressing one's nose and forehead to another person — by a young girl as she arrived in New Zealand in April 2014.
The duchess couldn't stop laughing during her meeting with 2-year-old Lola Mackay at a British hospital in October 2012. When she got down to accept the little girl's bouquet of flowers, Lola decided she would rather keep them for herself.
She paid special attention to this little princess during her visit to a fire station in England in March. You can't get much better than meeting the Duchess of Cambridge before you turn 10.
She looked genuinely interested while speaking to these two little girls during her April visit to the Naomi Children's Hospice in England.
Kate checked out a little girl's art project during a November 2012 visit to the Manor School in Cambridge, England.
Kate graciously accepted a gift from a little girl during her September 2012 trip to Singapore.
Kate received flowers from a sweet little girl during her visit to the Solomon Islands in September 2012.
She looked very maternal while talking to two young royals, Estella and Eloise Taylor, at the queen's official birthday parade in London in June 2011. We wonder what she was saying to the little girls!
Pregnant Kate high-fived this little cutie during a children's center visit in Smethwick, England, in February 2015.
She was greeted with hugs by two little girls at a charity event in October 2015.
Kate looked completely smitten by this little girl during a visit to the Immigrant Services Society in Vancouver, Canada in September 2016.