The Duchess of Sussex hugs Catalina Rivera, 2, who got through the security at Government Gardens during the visit to Rotorua.
When Catalina Rivera, 2, woke up the morning of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's visit she put on a bracelet, donned her favourite dress and told her mother she was going to hug the Duchess.
Her mother, Mercedes Rivera, didn't believe it would actually happen but by that afternoonCatalina had slipped through a fence and was hugging the Duchess of Sussex.
The moment was captured and picked up by media around the world including USA Today, the Mirror and Yahoo News, as well as Spanish news sites.
Mercedes and Catalina had gone to the Government Gardens in Rotorua with friend Bianca Alvarez for the royal couple's public walkabout. They arrived at noon to nab a front-row spot.
When Meghan was finally approaching Catalina slipped through the fencing into the Duchess' path, Alvarez said.
The Duchess of Sussex hugs Catalina Rivera, 2, who got through the security at Government Gardens during the visit to Rotorua. Photo / Alan Gibson
"When Meghan was coming closer and closer we were trying to take her picture and suddenly Catalina was in the photo. I saw Catalina on my phone and Meghan going to her."
Meghan crouched down to hug and play with Catalina and hold her hands.
Catalina told the Duchess to "look at my bracelet and my dress".
