LOOK AT THIS ADORABLE LITTLE PRINCE. On Monday, the royal family in Britain released three new photos of Prince Louis in honor of his first birthday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share three new photographs of Prince Louis ahead of his first birthday tomorrow 🎈 The photographs were taken earlier this month by The Duchess at their home in Norfolk. To nobody's surprise, the photos are SUPER cute. Handout / The Duchess of Cambridge via Get Look how much he's grown! Handout / The Duchess of Cambridge via Get Look at that smile! Handout / The Duchess of Cambridge via Get You'll recall that the little prince was born April 23 last year. Chris Jackson / Getty Images He was born at 11:01 a.m. and weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Although the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced Prince George's and Princess Charlotte's names pretty quickly, they waited four days to tell the world they had named their new son Louis Arthur Charles. The new photos of Prince Louis were also posted on Kensington Palace's Instagram account Isabel Infantes / AFP / Getty Images Prince William and Kate Middleton show their newborn son on April 23, 2018. The members of the royal family have increasingly been using social media to bypass the press and release news and photographs directly to the people. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, aka the duke and duchess of Sussex, recently created their own separate Instagram account for this purpose. Like the pictures released on Monday, many of the photos of the royal children featured on Instagram were taken by Kate, including the first official photos of Prince Louis from last May. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined The duchess has taken many of the official photos of her children over the years, including the first pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte together. The royals have only shared a few photos of Prince Louis in the past year, like this ADORABLE one from his christening last July. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @undefined Because he's, you know, a baby, little Louis was absent from the big royal events of last year, including two royal weddings. Happy first birthday, Prince Louis! Handout / Getty Images<doc-sep>The day before his first birthday, Kensington Palace released adorable photos of Prince Louis. The photos, which were posted on Twitter Monday evening, were taken by the prince’s mother, Kate Middleton. KATE MIDDLETON RECYCLES COAT, SPECIAL EARRINGS FOR EASTER SERVICE “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share three new photographs of Prince Louis ahead of his first birthday tomorrow,” the tweet said. “The photographs were taken earlier this month by The Duchess at their home in Norfolk,” it added. The adorable pictures show Prince Louis outside, sitting and playing in moss. The pictures even show off the young prince’s two bottom teeth that have grown in. “So adorable, we love you Louis,” one person tweeted. Another person commented: “William and Catherine, thank you so much for releasing these beautiful pictures of your adorable baby boy. Louis is so sweet and handsome. Wishing him an amazing Happy 1st Birthday.” One fan noted what a great photographer Middleton is, tweeting: “Why is no one talking about Kate being an amateur photographer? She’s so good!” MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY CONSIDERING MOVE TO AFRICA AFTER BIRTH OF ROYAL BABY, SAYS REPORT Other fans tried to figure out who the youngest royal most looks like, with comparisons to each of his closest relatives. “Mini William!” one person wrote. “I’ve never seen any brothers that look so alike! George and Louis almost have identical looks,” someone else suggested. Another person wrote: “Louis is a mix of George and Charlotte. So cute.” Someone else thought he looks like his mother, tweeting: “Super cute and looks very much like Kate.” Prince Louis is fifth in line to Britain's royal throne, behind grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William, big brother Prince George and big sister Princess Charlotte. On May 2, Princess Charlotte will celebrate her 4th birthday. Fox News’ Jennifer Earl contributed to this report.<doc-sep>As the world patiently awaits the arrival of another royal baby, Prince Louis is getting his own celebratory moment in the spotlight. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared three adorable new photos of the young royal in honor of his first birthday on Tuesday, April 23. Taken earlier this month by Duchess Kate, the images show the beaming baby posing in the grounds of the Cambridges' Anmer Hall home in Norfolk, where the family have been based for Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s three-week school break. Duchess of Cambridge Louis looks positively angelic—and the spitting image of Prince William’s infant years—as he sits patiently (albeit covered in grass) in the garden for his first-ever birthday portraits. Dressed in a denim blue Thomas Brown “Little Puppy” knitted sweater, the birthday boy gave mom Kate a peek at his blonde combover and two bottom teeth as she snapped photos on her professional Canon DSLR camera. Duchess of Cambridge The fifth-in-line to the throne also appears to have inherited a pair of navy Early Days shoes from his brother or sister, who both wore the same color of Italian leather t-bar pram shoes during their baby years. Prince George in a portrait taken to mark his first birthday. Kensington Palace “It’s been an incredibly happy time for the Cambridges,” a Kensington Palace aide tells BAZAAR.com of their Easter holiday break. The happy family are believed to have celebrated Louis’ birthday a day early on April 22, as Prince William is traveling on Tuesday to New Zealand for a two-day visit to pay tribute to those affected by March’s Christchurch terrorist attack. The Cambridges’ 2018 Christmas card features the whole family. Matt Porteous/REX/Shutterstock The portraits of Louis are not the first time Kate has shown off her photography skills, as she's shared a number of family milestones with the world over the years. She was behind the lens for Louis and Charlotte’s first official portraits, as well as a number of other birthday snaps. “Kate is a keen photographer and has enjoyed developing her skills over the years,” a source tells BAZAAR of the art history graduate. “She’s looking forward to sharing more of her photos over the months ahead—including on the @KensingtonRoyal Instagram account.” This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Royal fans last saw Prince Louis making his debut in the family's Christmas card 1-Year-Old Prince Louis Shows Off His First Two Teeth in New Birthday Photos (Taken by Mom Kate!) It may be Prince Louis‘ birthday, but royals fans are the ones receiving a special gift! After months of not seeing the little royal, Kate Middleton and Prince William released three new photos of their third child on Monday in honor of his first birthday on April 23. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Prince Louis looks like a perfect combination of older siblings Prince George, 5, and Princess Charlotte, who turns 4 on May 2. The little prince has adorable chubby cheeks – a family trait shared by his brother and sister when they were babies – and even shows off two new teeth with his smile! And his blondish locks are adorably combed to the side. “He really is the most cheerful, smiley little boy – he’s always so happy and content,” a source tells PEOPLE of Prince Louis. Prince Louis 1st birthday Credit: PA Images/Sipa Prince Louis 1st birthday Prince Louis | Credit: PA Images/Sipa While two photos show the stylish young prince in a perfect pose, a third image shows that the photo shoot doubled as playtime. Louis opens his mouth wide in excitement, and his red sweater is covered in grass! Prince Louis 1st birthday Prince Louis | Credit: PA Images/Sipa Keeping with tradition, Kate got behind the camera to take the sweet photos. The royal mom, who studied art history at the University of St. Andrews, is a keen photographer and regularly shares photos she’s taken of her royal children. From birthday shots to first day of school moments, Kate can usually be found behind the camera capturing her family’s special memories. Kate, 37, was behind the first official portraits of Louis, released just two weeks after his birth. A solo shot of Louis in a cozy white outfit was taken on April 26, just three days after his birth. And the little prince is wide awake in his first-ever portrait. louis-b Prince Louis | Credit: Duchess of Cambridge/PA Wire louis-a Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte | Credit: Duchess of Cambridge/PA Wire Another picture shows the early bond between Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte. Taken on May 2 (Charlotte’s third birthday), the proud big sister cradles Louis in her lap and places a sweet kiss on her sleeping sibling’s forehead. Both photos were taken by Kate at the family’s home at Kensington Palace. Royal Christmas cards Kate Middleton, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince William and Prince George | Credit: Matt Porteous Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage? Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!<doc-sep>
Marie Claire is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Words by Maisie Bovingdon Prince Louis celebrated his first birthday on April 23, and to mark the milestone Kensington Palace released a trio of ADORABLE pictures of him. The string of images included one of him covered in grass while sitting in the grounds of the Cambridge’s Norfolk home as he beamed with joy in a red jumper, as well as another one of him wearing a blue knitted jumper with a dog emblazoned on the front. The Twitter post read: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share three new photographs of Prince Louis ahead of his first birthday tomorrow. ‘The photographs were taken earlier this month by The Duchess at their home in Norfolk.’ The post has attracted a lot of attention from fans who have drawn comparisons between Louis and his other relatives, including older siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte, as well as his dad Prince William. However, some believe Louis looks identical to a baby picture of Kate back in 1982, because of their facial features, and big cheeks (swoon). With some replying to Kensington Palace’s tweet, and wrote: ‘He looks so much like Catherine it’s insane’, while another added: ‘Literally her twin!! I can’t take it.’ A Kate Middleton Instagram fan page shared a comparison photo of the two. A likeness between Kate and Louis was drawn last year after official images to celebrate Prince Charles’ birthday were released. But a separate Twitter user even noticed similarities between Louis and his maternal grandparent, Michael Middleton. Whoever he looks like, Prince Louis is undoubtedly one of the smiliest royal babies to date. Happy Birthday, Louis!