Princess Kate received a thoughtful gift for her mother, Carole Middleton (Image: Getty)
The received a thoughtful gift for her mother, Carole Middleton, and will likely be giving it to her as she is celebrating her 70th birthday today.
Princess Kate travelled to South Wales on Thursday and carried out two engagements – a visit to the in Penarth after being named its patron and .
to the Corgi factory, the future Queen spent over an hour touring the premises and speaking to staff about their work, just one day before her mother’s milestone birthday.
She even tried “linking”, a process of finishing the sock, before joking: “I’m sorry I was so terrible.”
Corgi was founded in 1892 by the current co-owners Chris Jones and his sister Lisa Wood’ great-great grandfather, Rhys Jones, who started by making socks for miners, and now sells products in 34 countries.
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Princess Kate trying ‘linking’ socks (Image: Getty)
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The firm, which has the Royal Warrant, has made numerous items for the family, including for King Charles.
Following her visit, Kate was given a cream cashmere zip-up cardigan and a navy cashmere wrap for Mrs Middleton.
She was handed the gifts by Cari Jones, 12, Mr Jones’s daughter.
The co-owner of the company said following Kate’s engagement: “The visit has been fabulous.
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Carole Middleton turns 70 today (Image: Getty)
“The princess said she wants to shine a light on manufacturing in the UK, so it’s really nice to get their support.
“And it’s lovely for the staff, the skills they have got, they don’t always get the recognition, so it’s really nice.
“We spoke about the industry, the challenges, but really she wanted to know how we made the products, and the skills involved.”