Prince George’s debut engagement

Prince George has carried out his first official engagement — going on a crawl-about with other babies.

The duke and duchess of Cambridge took their eight-month-old son to a New Zealand playgroup where they met other parents and their children.

In the plush surroundings of Wellington’s Government House — which will be the royal visitors’ base for the rest of their tour of New Zealand — William and Kate chatted informally with the parents of 10 babies, all a similar age to George, including a pair of gay fathers and a single mum.