Crying child point-blank refuses to make friends with Kate Middleton

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Sam Haysom
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LONDON – Kate Middleton is normally pretty good with kids.

Whether they're older, younger, confident, or shy, the Duchess of Cambridge generally knows how to make them smile.

On Sunday, though, Middleton was at The Americas Cup in Portsmouth where she had more mixed results.

Here she is entertaining an enthralled group of kids.

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And here she is entertaining a more reluctant child.

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Sometimes, though there's only so much you can do.

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Sometimes, children do not want to make friends.

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They do not want to make friends at all.

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Can't win 'em all, Kate.

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