Meghan Markle comforts shy schoolboy in the cutest way

Meghan Markle proved she’s a natural with kids when she comforted a shy schoolboy in the sweetest way outside a New Zealand café yesterday.

The 37-year-old Duchess of Sussex, who is pregnant with her first child with Prince Harry, was pictured talking to children outside one of Wellington’s most iconic cafes, Maranui Café.

However, while all the kids in the line-up seemed thrilled to be meeting royalty, the excitement of the day got a little bit too much for one little boy at the end of the line.

The boy, who is believed to be named Joe, could be seen in the photos with his head down and rubbing his eyes as Meghan got closer to him.

And when the Duchess saw how shy Joe was, she knelt down in front of him and gave him a reassuring pat on the belly.

When that didn’t work, the Duchess took the homemade flag the boy had created and began to wave it.

But perhaps the boy perked up a bit when Meghan decided to run back into the café and bring back cakes that hadn’t been eaten from inside.

The royals had visited the café to meet with young people from a number of mental health projects operating in New Zealand.

Later in the day, the Duke and Duchess flew to Abel Tasman National Park on the tip of New Zealand’s South Island.

Once there, they visited some of the conservation initiative managed by the Department of Conservation and embarked on a brief bush walk with one of the park rangers.

Today, the royals will visit Pillars charity in New Zealand, which supports children who have a parent in prison by providing special mentoring schemes.

They will also meet members of the public at Viaduct harbor and attend a reception hosted by the Prime Minister tonight at the Auckland War Museum.

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