The head teacher said the royal helper had been "really chatty" with the children on the bus, playing I-spy with them and helping with their jumpers. The children were visiting a trail around the gallery encouraging them to think about their emotions, linked to Catherine's early years education project, Shaping Us.

The Princess of Wales was reportedly “animated” and “nurturing” with the little ones during Tuesday’s National Portrait Gallery outing.

The Princess of Wales took a school bus to the National Portrait Gallery with a group of young children and joined them on an interactive trail exploring their emotions through paintings. Kate adopted the role of a surrogate mum and held hands with some of the four and five-year-olds as she stepped off the minibus with the reception class pupils,

Kate Middleton took on the role of a teacher as she warmly engaged with children during an interactive school trip to the National Portrait Gallery in London. The 43-year-old Pri

The Princess of Wales has arrived at a royal engagement by minibus, taking a trip with primary school children to the National Portrait Gallery in central London. Like other members of the Royal family, she customarily arrives at engagements by car with police protection officers on hand.

The Princess of Wales travelled by coach along with an enthusiastic group of five-year-olds as she joined them on a visit to an exhibition in central London. Rather than a formal arrival in a royal car,

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