Kate Middleton has made her desire to have another child clear, and, typically, whenever she and husband Prince William interact with babies, the duchess is guaranteed to end up snuggling with them before the visit is done.
Per People, during a recent stop-off at St. John’s Primary School, in Scotland — the first stop on their royal visit there — students introduced the celebrity couple to their “tiny teacher,” Saul. The baby is educating the pupils about empathy, but William was worried he might give Kate ideas.
“Can you get my wife out of here before she gets broody?” the duke quipped. But it was too late since photos from the event show Kate cuddling the 10-month-old tot in her lap as they leaf through a book together.
The Roots of Empathy classroom program clearly had an impact on the duchess, who asked the gathered schoolchildren, “Do you think lots of schools should have a project like this?” before agreeing with their confirmation, noting, “We do too.”
Early childhood development is a cornerstone of her work, but it naturally requires plenty of interaction with young kids and babies, which can sometimes be problematic. As Marie Claire UK notes, during a 2017 royal tour, the Cambridges were actually urged by a local family-planning organization to consider how having a big family negatively impacts the environment. Having Kids sternly advised the couple, “Large families are not sustainable.”
