EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Prince William carried his daughter Charlotte after she noticed a torn dress during a public arrival, defusing her distress with instant fatherly support.
The Torn Hem and the Walk That Followed
The city had not planned to notice a hole in a dress. It had planned an arrival: white SUV at the kerb, glass offices, a red light hanging over stone, the usual brief theatre of a family stepping from a car into public air. Charlotte came out in white sprinkled with navy dots, flats neat, hair down. Then her own gaze dropped, found the tear, and the afternoon changed owners.