46 Sweet Royal Mom Moments That Will Remind You It's Not All About the Title

Princess Anne and her daughter Zara embraced at a royal event in 2017. The pair share a love of horses and equestrianism.

Belgium's queen has four children, whom she's not shy about showing affection. She kept them close during King Philippe's 50th birthday party in 2010.

In 2013, Queen Mathilde (then a princess) shared this adorable family portrait with the world.

The Queen was attentive to her young son during a military parade in 2016.

Meghan Markle was beaming as she introduced her newborn son to the world in 2019. The photos were hopefully just the beginning of many sweet mom moments for Meghan.

In 2014, Princess Claire introduced her first child, daughter Amalia, to the world.

The new mom glowed at her daughter's christening. Her second child, Prince Liam, was born in 2016.

Princess Charlene couldn't contain her affection as she showed off her newborn twins with a sweet kiss in 2015.

The Princess looked lovingly at her twins during their 2015 christening ceremony.

Princess Charlene was hands-on with the twins at an event in 2018.

While she doesn't hold a royal title, Autumn Phillips (who is the wife of Peter Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II's oldest grandchild) does seem quite happy with the title of mom to her two daughters, Savannah and Isla. Here, she and Savannah attend an event at Ascot Racecourse in 2013.

Autumn had her daughters laughing while watching an equestrian event in 2016.

In 2014, Autumn looked every bit the "normal" mom as she rode a carousel with Savannah and Isla in Windsor.

Queen Elizabeth II isn't known for being affectionate in public, yet cameras have captured a few sweet snaps of HRH with her children, like this one of the family when Prince Charles and Princess Anne were young.

The Queen posed for a formal portrait with her oldest two children, Charles and Anne, in 1954.

The Countess got down on her children's level during a 2016 visit to the Bristol Zoo.

Sophie embraced her young son after completing a cycling race from Edinburgh to London in 2016.

Princess Madeleine proudly showed off her daughters during Princess Adrienne's christening in 2018.

The princess is often holding her daughters in photos, like this one of the pair in 2016.

The royal mom couldn't contain her joy as she played in the grass with her daughter, Leonore, in 2016.

Princess Sofia cradled her young son during his christening in 2016.

The Swedish royal looked lovingly at Prince Alexander while attending a royal event in 2018.

Queen Letizia is often affectionate with her daughters during public appearances, and she showed them extra attention during an official event in 2011.

The Queen and her daughters showed off their matching smiles in 2016.

In 2010, Letizia held her young daughter's hands on their way into a church service.

Princess Diana often showed her affection for her sons, and their visit to Eton in 1995 was no different.

The boys sat in their mother's lap during a 1987 trip to Spain.

Royal duties didn't stop Norway's Crown Princess from chatting with her daughter during a parade in 2017.

Princess Mette-Marit rested her hand on her son's shoulder while at a park opening in 2016.

Zara, the oldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, doesn't seem to follow in her grandmother's footsteps when it comes to showing emotion in public. In fact, she planted a sweet kiss on daughter Mia's face after competing in an equestrian event in 2016.

Zara got playful with Mia while watching a polo match in 2017.

The queen's granddaughter held her own daughter in her lap at a 2018 event.

Then Japanese Princess Masako held her daughter, Princess Aiko, during an appearance in Tokyo in 2002.

Queen Máxima keeps her three daughters close during official outings, including the above, when they huddled together during a 2018 royal photo shoot.

She had her daughters smiling while at a royal event in 2019.

Queen Máxima embraced her youngest child during a Summer photo call in 2017.

Princess Mary and her children celebrated together after finishing the Royal Run in 2018.

Princess Mary was hands-on with her young daughters during a photo shoot in 2014.

The princess shared a moment with her son during a balcony appearance in 2018.

Kate Middleton usually sticks to royal protocol by keeping her emotions to herself during official events, but she's still every bit a playful, loving mom. Here, she played with Prince George and Princess Charlotte in the grass at a polo match in 2018.

Kate let Charlotte smell her bouquet during their 2016 tour of Canada.

Kate's face beamed with pride and joy at Prince Louis's christening in 2018.

Kate helped guide her little ones at her sister's wedding in 2017.

Princess Victoria got down on her son's level during a royal event at the Stockholm Palace in 2019.

Princess Victoria looked like something out of a storybook as she embraced her daughter in 2017.

The princess couldn't resist a smooch from her son during a royal event in 2019.