Princess Charlotte beams in a ‘sweet’ child’s coat and tiny red dragon baby romper during a visit to a baby bank in Windsor – as she exclaims: ‘It’s Welsh!’

Princess Charlotte diligently helped her mother Kate during a visit to the Windsor Baby Bank with her brothers – and the young royal was keen to show her enthusiasm.

Kate and William’s second child, eight, exclaimed: ‘Oh la la!’ when she walked into the center and saw the array of toys on display, before she and her brothers, Prince George, 10, and Prince Louis, five, dutifully helped arrange Christmas gift hampers for families in need.

The clip, which was shared by Kensington Palace today but was filmed on an afternoon last month after the kids had finished school, also showed Charlotte growling over a little baby – and it’s clear she’s very aware of her role .

As a young Princess of Wales, Charlotte immediately recognized the Welsh dragon pattern on the babygrow and beamed as she held it up and said: ‘It’s Welsh!’

The young royal also raved about a “sweet” children’s coat she pulled out of a box, which will go to a child in need this Christmas.

Charlotte visited the baby bank with her older brother George and younger brother Louis, while their mother, the Princess of Wales, showed them how the center works to help families struggling to make ends meet.

Kate’s first visit to the center was in April this year, during which she promised to return with their children.

And if the glossy video is to be believed, the Welsh children thoroughly enjoyed their time at the Baby Bank – and learned a lot too.

At the beginning of the clip, Louis, wearing a Fair Isle sweater over a checked shirt, holds his own box, grinning widely, in front of his sister, dressed in a red sweater, skirt and ankle boots, and George in a navy blue sweater, blue pants and sneakers. .

The three young royals then walk into the Windsor center with their own donations.

Wearing a white turtleneck sweater, Kate helps her three children put down their boxes and tells them, “Here are a lot of people giving up their time.” And there are many volunteers who come to help. And so you are the volunteers for this evening.’

“Ooh la la,” Charlotte exclaims, using a favorite phrase of hers.

“Let’s see,” Louis says eagerly, peeking into the bags of donations.

Charlotte chooses a small jacket. “So sweet,” she says endearingly.

While the children’s voices can be heard on the video, this marks a rare occasion where royal fans can actually hear what the Welsh children sound like.

Although Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have had the eyes of the world on them on many occasions, including the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and funeral and King Charles’ coronation, it is unusual to hear them on camera speak.

However, there have been a few occasions when the voices of the royal children have been heard – for example, football-mad Princess Charlotte’s well wishes to the Lionesses at the European Championships last summer in a video recorded with Prince William, when she simply said: ‘Good luck, I hope you win, bye!’ She recorded a similar message with her father ahead of this summer’s Women’s World Cup final.

As a toddler, Charlotte also revealed her voice to the world in an impromptu moment at her little brother Louis’s baptism – when she stared at photographers outside the church and told them, “You’re not coming.”

In 2020, all three Welsh siblings slammed Sir David Attenborough in a video shared by Kensington Palace, asking him tough questions about species at risk of extinction and other environmental issues.

And fearless Princess Charlotte, who was just five years old at the time, revealed to the environmentalist that she loves spiders, asking him if he shared her love for arachnids.

Three years on from the Attenborough quiz, royal fans have once again had a glimpse into the lives of Welsh children as they expressed their excitement about the tasks they help with.

The children start busy picking out presents, Charlotte and George each holding a festive bag and putting things in it.

Louis seems particularly excited by the giant King Kong toy, which he grabs and exclaims, “This is a big guy!” ‘

Handwritten notes for George and Charlotte’s gift bags are also on display.

According to the Department for Work and Pensions, a quarter of families with a child under the age of five in Britain live in poverty. This means that baby banks have become a sad necessity for many, providing a vital lifeline in challenging circumstances.

The Bank of Windsor has been making gift bags for children for the past five years and will be distributing 1,500 of them this Christmas, in addition to the usual parcels of clothing and goods.

The royal youth will then focus on sorting clothing donations.

The princess tells her children: ‘All these bags are donations and then we have to sort them and put them in all the boxes. ‘

“Do you like this one?” Charlotte is asked by a team member. ‘Yes!’ she says.

George holds up a Hawaiian print shirt to add to his bundle, while Louis helps examine a label on a green toy to make sure it’s suitable for children.

Charlotte laughs at a little baby greeting with little decals on it: “This is Welsh,” she says excitedly.

You hear an employee say, “George wants to come back, and that’s okay.”

Kate puts her arm around her eldest son’s shoulders and says, “You see how rewarding this kind of work is, knowing that you are helping others.”

“Yes,” her eldest son answers seriously.

The trio are then seen carefully carrying their gift bags downstairs, ready to be delivered to the young people in the area in time for Christmas.

The video ends with the message: “Thank you to everyone who is so generously supporting Baby Banks across the country.”

Windsor Baby Bank was founded in 2015 by two local mothers and has since supported more than 24,000 families in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, which, despite being close to Windsor Castle, have huge areas of deprivation.

The cost of living crisis has seen referrals increase dramatically, with the team helping a further 300 families in the first three months of the year alone with everything from newborn starter kits to nappies, buggies and beds.

Unlike other baby banks, they offer clothing, including school uniforms, for children up to 16 years old.

They do not receive any public findings and rely on voluntary assistance and donations, grants, retailers and local suppliers.

The staff makes sure to match specific children with donations so they don’t feel like they’re relying on random handouts.

On her first visit, the Princess said: “There is community support, but it’s knowing where to go to get that support. And sometimes there is a stigma. ‘

She asked what could raise awareness of the valuable work they do and was told, “Getting people like you to visit!”

That’s why she promised to bring her own children.

Co-founder of The Bank Bank in Windsor, Rebecca Mistry, told the Mail she was so pleased the Princess of Wales kept her promise.

‘It was such a wonderful visit, and great that she was able to take them with her. It was also nice for them to go somewhere where their mother had been,” she said.

‘We regularly have children who come to do volunteer work, and also their school [Lambrook, attended by George, Charlotte and Louis] recently organized a large collection of Christmas pajamas, books and treats.

“You never know how the kids who come here are going to take it, but they were so well behaved.

We gave them some lists to work on and asked them to pack bags for children their own age. They were so good at it.”