Kate interacts with babies as part of social development support in action

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The Princess of Wales visited Chase Community Hospital in Bordon, Hampshire.

The Princess of Wales sat down on a play mat with a baby girl and said: “I love her slippers,” as she met with families gaining extra support for their youngsters’ social development at a community hospital in Hampshire.

Kate arrived at Chase Community Hospital in Bordon on Wednesday wearing a suit and a poppy to witness how a project, which is backed by her charitable arm the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, is expanding to help more families.

During the visit, she saw how health visitors use an observational tool, called the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB), to help flag up early social withdrawal in youngsters aged zero to 24 months.

Healthcare and childcare professionals use the approach to focus on babies’ eye contact, facial expressions and activity levels during check-ups to help understand their social behaviour and withdrawals that may need more support.

Kate joined Amy Raynsford and her six-month-old baby Enid in her second review, with the princess interacting with the little one on the play mat with big smiles and holding her finger.

Ms Raynsford, from Farnborough, said her baby Enid was referred to the programme after being born premature and it has really helped her reading her cues.

The 45-year-old said it was “really lovely” to meet Kate who was “genuinely interested,” adding: “Enid behaved, so even better.”

Mum Anca, who did not give her surname, also said it would be great if the service could be extended to other areas as being part of the programme.

The 37-year-old from Farnborough said it has been “very helpful” for her with her five-and-a-half month baby Enze after an experience knocked her confidence and she needed some support.

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