y time: Ruffling
month-oldMatilda
iffiths’s hair
ove),Katechatsto
e toddler’smum
rah(left).“Itwasa
overwhelming.It’s
ill a dazebutreally
citing,”Sarahsaid
ter.Thedown-to-
arth Duchess
atstoyoungsters
elow left)after
idingona tractor
railer with Mary
erryandexcited
hildren (below).
atethankedthe
tractor driverfor
theride,tellingher:
“Thankyou,well
done.Thekiddies
loved it”heelsfromMonsoon– Katestoppedtochatto
youngstersona giantswing,askingthem:“Whatdo
youlikebest?”
“Thetrampolines!”theyrepliedasone.
Gazingata waterfeature,shesaid:“Ilikethe
ideaofthewater.Onhotdaysyoucantakeyour
shoesoffandhavea splash.”
TheDuchessplayfullyruffled15-month-old
MatildaGriffiths’shairas shechattedtohermum
SarahGriffiths,25,fromSouthend,Essex,who
hasbeenhelpedbythecharityFamilyAction.
“ShewasjustsayingthatherlittleboyLouis
lovestosmellflowersandheenjoysbeingoutin
thegarden,”Sarahsaid.“Sheaskedmehow
FamilyActionhavehelpedme.They’vehelped
melots,gettingmeoutsocialising.”
Withher eldesttwo,PrinceGeorgeand
PrincessCharlotte,atschool,theeventmarked
theDuchess’sreturntoworkafterthesummer.
Andshemarkedit inunusualstyle–
riding through the festival on the back ofas50