Paddington dance helps Kate grin and bear it

THE Duchess of Cambridge has danced with Paddington Bear (pictured right), delighting children on her return to royal duties after suffering acute morning sickness.

Kate, wife of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince William, last week made her first public appearance since it was announced in September she was expecting the couple’s third child but suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum.

On Monday, the 35-yearold joined her husband and his brother Prince Harry at London’s Paddington station.

They met children from charities they support who were heading off on a special trip through the English countryside.

The royals also met up with characters from the new Paddington 2 movie, the second big-screen outing for the marmalade-loving bear named after the London rail station.

Kate enjoyed a dance on the platform with an actor in a Paddington costume.

“She’s feeling much better,” Prince William said.

An aide added that while her health was much improved she was still suffering from the effects of the morning sickness.