the heart-warming moment occurred during a visit to the rheged centre in cumbria , where the prince of wales was meeting farmers and charity staff .
charles , who is grandfather to 20-month-old prince george and has another grandchild on the way , looked delighted and bent down to talk to the little boy who was held by his mother , genevieve .
charles has also been criticised for his use of helicopters , after it emerged on monday that he had used a chopper for an 80 mile round-trip .