• The Princess of Wales posted a photo of herself as a kid, taken by her mother.
• Kate uploaded a picture of herself and her mother when she was a baby.
• Princess Kate urged individuals to upload images of themselves between the ages of 0 and 5.
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The Princess of Wales posted a photo of herself as a kid, taken by her mother Carole Middleton, on the new Instagram page for The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood as the latest step in her new campaign to highlight the value of a child’s formative years.

Princess Kate, 41, began the description of her picture with a quote, writing, “Seen as a baby, lovingly grabbing her father Michael Middleton’s face.” “Faces are a baby’s best toy.”

Faces are a baby’s favorite toy, wrote Princess Kate, 41, who was pictured as a young child fondling her father Michael Middleton’s face in the description of her post.

“On Tuesday, we launched #ShapingUs to raise awareness of the vital role our early years play in shaping the rest of our lives,” the post’s caption said. “This weekend, we’d love for you all to spend time with your friends, families, colleagues, and communities talking about your early childhoods and how they’ve shaped your lives.”

In order to draw attention to her Shaping Us initiative, which was only launched this week, Princess Kate also urged individuals to upload images of themselves between the ages of 0 and 5. “raise awareness of the life-changing impact we can have when we build a supportive, nurturing world around children and those who care for them.”

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Kate has already posted pictures from her personal family albums from her early years. Kate uploaded a picture of herself and her mother when she was a baby to commemorate Mother’s Day in the UK in 2020.

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Carole, 68, has also provided insights into Kate Middleton‘s earlier years, including a throwback image sent on the Instagram account of her company, Party Piece, in 2022. Children wearing party hats and using blowers are all around the smiling Carole in the black-and-white photograph. The young girl on the far right is the future princess, as can be seen upon closer scrutiny (and her siblings also appear in the promotional shot.