Baby brings out mother in Duchess

The Duchess's visit to Semmelweis University's second department of paediatrics in Budapest heralded the start of the institution's 125th anniversary.

Staff took her around a number of rheumatology and immunology wards where youngsters were being treated.

In one small room young Aida and her mother Adrienn Turcsik were sat on a bed.

Camilla, 62, went up to the four-month-old and asked: "What's wrong with her?"

The baby smiled and a doctor explained the infant had a urinary tract infection but was responding to treatment.

The Duchess, who is touring Eastern Europe with the Prince of Wales, is a proud grandmother of five grandchildren with the most recent – twin boys – born to her daughter Laura last December.

The infant made the Duchess smile when she reached up with her tiny hands to the royal.

The medical institution is an innovative hospital that was the first in Hungary to encourage the involvement of parents and is at the forefront of early diagnosis of osteoporosis, a disease the Duchess has a special interest in.

During the day, Charles and Camilla visited Hungary's impressive parliament building which has been home to the country's politicians since the turn of the 19th century.

While the Prince held talks with Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, his wife toured the ornate gothic revival-styled edifice on the banks of the River Danube.

When the Duchess went to the children's hospital, Charles was driven to Raday Castle outside Budapest to hold talks about Hungary's heritage.

The royal couple later came together for a reception at the British Embassy in the capital.