An artist has told of his delight that a classic children's book he illustrated more than two decades ago is to be read by the Duchess of Cambridge as a bedtime story on CBeebies.
Paul Howard, the illustrator behind The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark, said the book was a favourite of Kate's when she was a child and she now reads it to her three children.
CBeebies will broadcast the duchess narrating the book on Sunday at 6.50pm to mark Children's Mental Health Week.