Victoria Beckham bonds with a precious little girl during aid mission to Cape Town as famed photographer Annie Leibovitz captures the tender moment

By Rebecca Davison and Juliet Paylor

Published: 10:25 EST, 27 February 2014 | Updated: 17:22 EST, 27 February 2014

Victoria Beckham's recent trip to Cape Town, South Africa, was documented by famed American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz.

During her whirlwind yet 'educating and inspiring' two-day trip, which was spent supporting the charity Born Free - which aims to end the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children - the doting mother-of-four was captured on film bonding with a group of gorgeous children as they posed in the street for the snapper.

But it was one particular little girl that really caught the 39-year-old's eye.

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An eye-opening experience: Victoria Beckham bonded with a group of children - including one precious little girl held in her arms - during her brief visit to Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend

A life-changing mission: The mother-of-four looked touched by the children she met and spent time with during her two-day visit, which was documented by renowned American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz

The singer-turned-fashion designer appeared enamoured by a sweet infant who looked to be no more than a year old, clad in a simple pale peach gingham cotton frock.

The child sat comfortably on Victoria's hip, holding onto her arm as the star tenderly touched her cheek.

It was a sweet embrace that the British beauty will likely never forget, however, it wasn't the only experience she had bonding with children whose futures look bleak during her eye-opening trip.

Capturing a moment in time: Annie Leibovitz was on hand during Victoria's aid trip to the Born Free foundation, whose goal is to end the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children

Spreading awareness: The 64-year-old snapped away as the British star posed lovingly with the local children whose lives have been directly affected by the devastating disease

On Monday, Victoria paid an educational visit to the Children's Infectious Disease Clinical Research Unit.

She later took to Twitter on thank the 'inspiring' people she met at the facility, writing: 'Thank you @bornfreeafrica and the inspiring doctors, mothers and children that I met today. #JoinBornFree x vb'

She also wrote: 'thanks @UNAIDS @m2mtweets @florencengobeni for sharing your incredible work to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV x vb'

Hush now: The experienced mother did her best to quieten down the excitable youngsters as the camera crew finished setting up

Caring: The 39-year-old spent time with a patient called Esmonic during a site visit to Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town on Monday

The brunette star also took to the social networking site on Sunday after seeing the work done by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.

She wrote: 'Inspiring day in Cape Town, at The Tutu Tester, where I spent time with children of @lalelaproject. x vb (sic).'

The British fashion designer and businesswoman spent some time with a patient called Esmonic, during a site visit to Tygerberg hospital.

Touching: The star also posed with staff - including a mother-to-be - from the Mother2Mother programme at the Delft Community Health Centre

Doing her bit: Victoria took a tour with some of the staff during a site visit to Tygerberg Hospital

She also talked to staff and mentor mothers from the Mother2Mother programme at the Delft Community Health Centre.

Earlier, Victoria had explained the reasons for her trip, writing on her Twitter page:

'Looking forward to meeting @bornfreeafrica in Cape Town to support the initiative to end mother to child HIV transmission x vb #JoinBornFree.'

Getting to the heart of the matter: Beckham talked to Mothers2mothers mentor Nozi at her home with her daughter and UNAIDS project workers

Dr Mitch Besser, founder of Mothers2mothers and the husband of HIV and Aids activist Annie Lennox, said:

'We are at the cusp of seeing the dream of an HIV-free generation become a reality and need dedicated and compassionate people like Victoria Beckham to spread the word.

'[We need] to make sure the resources and political will continues to be strong, to speak out on behalf of the women and children whose voices often go unheard and to make sure every baby has a chance for a healthy future.'

A representative for Victoria told the MailOnline: 'It was a whirlwind trip, however, Victoria was inspired and motivated by the wonderful people she met and will continue her support to help raise awareness of the objective to end mother to child transmission of HIV.'

Special cause: While her visit to Cape Town was only fleeting, Victoria described it as 'educating and inspiring', while her rep told the MailOnline she 'will continue her support to help raise awareness of the objective to end mother to child transmission of HIV'

Educational: The brunette star also took to the social networking site on Sunday after seeing the work done by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation