In photos: Best royal hugs

It was hugs all around when the Duchess of Cambridge the Strassenkinder children's charity in Berlin. Kate was happy to greet all the kids with open arms. <p>Photo: Getty Images
Not even the rain could put a damper on this sweet embrace between Prince Harry and 97-year-old Daphne Dunne during the royal's June 2017 visit to Australia. Harry had met widow Ms Dunne once before in 2015, and looked thrilled to be reunited with her in Sydney. <p>Photo: Dean Lewins - Pool/Getty Images
Prince Harry might just wear the crown for best royal hugger! The 31-year-old gave a new friend a sweet embrace during his visit to Antigua on Nov. 21. <br>Photo: © PA
Prince Harry had very harry encounter during a visit to the set of <i>Star Wars</i> in Apr. 2016. The handsome royal received a warm welcome from the film's resident wookiee, Chewbacca. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Don't worry... Prince William got a hug as well. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
Carson Hartley, 4, and Prince Harry became quick friends at the WellChild Awards in 2014. The toddler won both a hug and the Inspirational Child Award during the exciting event, which honoured children suffering from serious diseases. Upon learning of his passing in 2015, Harry sent a heartwarming letter of condolence to Carson's family. Photo: © Getty Images
Royal besties Princess Mary of Denmark (R) and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands share an embrace on the tarmac at Copenhagen Airport during the start of a Dutch state visit in Mar. 2015. Photo: © Getty Images
Never one to turn away a tiny admirer, the Duchess of Cambridge shared a hug with a little girl at Dunedin airport during her visit to New Zealand in 2014. Photo: © Getty Images
Zara Phillips knows first-hand that moms give the best hugs! The equestrian got a congratulatory cuddle from Princess Anne after being named the European Champion at The Blenheim Petplan European Eventing Championships in 2005. Photo: © Getty Images
Princess Diana couldn't wait to have her boys, Princes William and Harry, in her arms during a visit to Toronto in 1991. Photo: © Getty Images
Prince Charles loves to hand out hugs during his travels around the world. Here, the future king embraces a well-wisher during a visit to AUT Millennium in Auckland in 2012. Photo: © Getty Images
Eager mom-of-one Jo Holmes steals a hug from Prince William during the senior royal's visit to Ullswater in 2009. The Duke of Cambridge joined the charity WellChild for a sail around the the town's lake in a giant steamer boat. Photo: © Getty Images
An emotional Prince Harry thanked ex-servicewoman Kirstie Ennis with a hug after she gave him dog tags that belonged to her 21-year-old colleague who was killed in action in Afghanistan. Photo: © Getty Images
Prince Harry received a warm welcome from Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller after he arrived in Kingston as part of the Queen's Jubilee Tour in 2012. Photo: © Getty Images
The Peoples' Princess was always quick to give big hugs to children. Here, Diana meets a young pupil at the opening of the Foundation for Conductive Education for the disabled in 1995. Photo: © Getty Images
Here's proof that even as a child Prince Harry was a hugging machine. Photo: © Getty Images
A little princess waiting outside the Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust shared a special moment with the Duchess of Cambridge during her visit to the centre in 2012. Photo: © Getty Images
The Duchess of Cambridge received a warm welcome from five-year-old Demi-Leigh Armstrong during a visit to the Shooting Star House Children's Hospice in Hampton, Middlesex in 2013. Photo: © Getty Images
During Prince Harry's tour of Brazil in 2014, the young royal shared a special moment with a policeman as he visited an at-risk community in Sao Paulo. Photo: © Getty Images
Group hug! Princess Charlene celebrates her foundation's successful water safety event in Ponte Vecchio, Corsica. Photo: © Frédéric Nebinger/Palais Princier
The Duchess of Cambridge received a warm hug from six-year-old Diamond Marshall at Calgary's international airport in 2011. Sadly, the brave youngster lost her battle to cancer in December 2014. Photo: © Getty Images
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