HE MAY be a yellow’s supporter, but Jaydn Proffitt will surely love orange for the rest of his life after his royal art class.

The seven-year-old was one of a group of children to enjoy a painting session with the Duchess of Cambridge, who showed her creative side when she taught the little boy how to make the colour, by mixing together yellow and red paint.

Kate was visiting Rose Hill as part of her role as Patron of The Art Room, an arts charity which works with vulnerable children and runs a project at Rose Hill Primary School.

And the Duchess was given a true ‘Oxford’ welcome as the reception class joined together to sing a children’s classic with a Rose Hill twist.

The four- and five-year-olds changed the words of children’s song She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain to She’ll Be Coming Round The Oval, the name for the area at the heart of the estate.

As she entered the school, Kate bent down to say hello to the youngsters, who were waving pom-poms and flags.

Kate, who had toast and jam with the children inside before reading them Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat, was given a special homemade apron to slip on over her brown dress for the painting session with the children.

On it were carefully stitched the words ‘Miss Catherine’, the style the charity uses to refer to its teachers.

Jaydn, who lives in the estate and was painting an owl, said Kate asked him what his favourite colour and football team were.

He said: “I said one of my favourite colours was orange and she showed me how to make it. You mix together yellow and red.

“She said my work was brilliant. She was really nice.

“She asked me who I supported and I told her Oxford United, obviously.

“I said I was excited about the game against Barnet and said I couldn’t wait for the kick-off.”

The children listened to Mozart while Kate, a former art history student, helped them to embellish their work with paints and pots of glitter, or ‘bling’ as she and the children referred to it.

The kind-hearted Royal came to the rescue of Mariam Olayinka, seven, after she spilled water all over the table and almost lost her painting.

Headteacher Sue Mortimer said the Duchess had been fantastic with the children.

Mrs Mortimer said: “It’s exceptionally exciting that the Duchess came to our school, but this is about The Art Room and the importance of the work that it does. It’s fantastic that she can see this partnership first-hand and how much the children value their experience and what a difference it makes to their lives.”

Juli Beattie, founder and director of The Art Room, which celebrates its 10th anniversary next month, said: “It is a wonderful endorsement of the work we do – especially from someone who has a real understanding of the arts and the power that art has to help children with challenges raise their self-esteem and confidence.”

She added: “You can’t fail to be charmed by her.”