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Prince William's reaction to meeting a baby who shares his son's name is melting hearts
The royal was caught on camera in full dad mode, positively gushing over a baby boy in the crowd.
Prince William is going viral for an adorable interaction with a 7-month-old baby who happens to share the same name as his and Kate Middleton's eldest son, Prince George.
The Prince of Wales, 43, attended The Royal Cornwall Show in Wadebridge on June 6 alongside his aunt, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, 60. While visiting the Food and Farming Pavilion, he stopped to greet a mother and her baby — and instantly lit up when he learned the infant's name was George.
In a video shared to Instagram on Aug. 7 by George's mom, Anna Rebecca, the royal can be seen leaning in to say hello, tickling the baby's front, and complimenting his outfit. 'I love your top,' William said warmly. The baby, dressed in a sweater with a tractor motif, beamed back at him.
The future king also asked how old George was, called him 'so sweet' and 'very smiley,' and checked in on whether he's yet sleeping through the night. When Anna Rebecca admitted, 'Now he is,' William smiled and said, 'You enjoy your tractors, mister,' before waving and moving on.
The proud mom captioned the clip, 'When George met Prince William at Royal Cornwall show... He was absolutely lovely with George and took so much time to chat with us. We were so lucky."
Since posting, the video has racked up well over 50,000 likes and hundreds of comments praising the prince's warmth:
'William in full on daddy mode. Love it,' one commenter wrote.
Another wrote, 'He is so like his mother… He always stops to talk to the little ones and their parents."
Another fan noted, "He knows how important it is to be a king of the people, to connect and inspire others,' urging the mom to save the 'tractor sweater' for her son to look back on.
Another commenter wrote simply: 'Im so proud to have this man as our future King."
Others pointed out that while William often says Princess Catherine is the one who loves babies, this moment proves he does, too. 'Future King cooing all gooey over your boy,' one follower gushed.
For many in the comments, the interaction was a small but touching reminder of William's reputation for being approachable and genuinely interested in the people he meets.
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