Kate Middleton gets emotional as she meets 'lovely family' at Buckingham Palace

Princess of Wales Kate Middleton apparently got emotional as she held a meeting with ‘lovely family’ at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening.

Kate and William attended a Garden Party at Palace, on behalf of King Charles.

The Princess of Wales seemingly got emotional as she and Prince William met the parents of Liz Hatton, the teenage photographer who captured the hearts of the nation with her brave cancer fight.

According to the Daily Mail, Liz's parents Vicky and Aaron, along with her brother Mateo, nine, had an emotional chat with the royals at the garden party to honour the memory of their daughter.

The publication reported, “When Kate spotted Liz's mother they embraced with a warm hug.”

Royal expert Rebecca English also took to X, formerly Twitter handle and said, “Liz Hatton’s lovely family meet the Prince and Princess of Wales at Buckingham Palace today. Catherine hugged her mother Vicky @2ndtimeMama who told her: ‘You changed her life for the better, you changed ours too because our memories are all positive.’”

Vicky also took to X and shared photos with Prince William and Kate Middleton.

She tweeted, “A truly special day getting to say thank you to some incredible people. We are truly grateful to have been able to say thank you in person to the Prince and Princess of Wales for all they did for Liz, but also for all the incredible memories they gave as a family, Because of them the end of her live was about Living not dying.”

Kensington Palace also released photos and a video where Kate and William are meeting the family.

The post was shared with caption, “Lovely to meet so many inspiring guests from all over the UK at today’s Garden Party!”