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>Send this page to someone via email The youngest member of the Royal Family turned one on Tuesday, and proud parents Kate Middleton and Prince William released home photos for the occasion. Kensington Palace tweeted three new pictures of Prince Louis on Monday evening, noting that the photos were taken by Middleton herself at the family’s home. In two of the photos, one-year-old Louis is smiling while covered in grass, playing in the garden. In the third, the young prince is wearing a blue sweater with a puppy on it. 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. pic.twitter.com/VOJ7rhKthz — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) April 22, 2019 Story continues below advertisement “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share three new photographs of Prince Louis ahead of his first birthday tomorrow,” the Palace tweeted. “The photographs were taken earlier this month by The Duchess at their home in Norfolk.” WATCH BELOW: The Royal Family follows some peculiar rules 1:06 The royal family follows some peculiar rules The royal family follows some peculiar rules – Jan 22, 2019 Royal fans were quick to point out that Louis looks a lot like his older siblings, three-year-old Princess Charlotte and five-year-old Prince George. People also commented that Louis resembles his mother, too. This isn’t the first time that Middleton got behind the camera to take royal portraits. Story continues below advertisement The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, was the photographer behind Charlotte’s first birthday portraits, too. Middleton has also taken shots of her children to share with the family’s official social media accounts, including a snap of George on his first day of school. READ MORE: ‘It is a huge responsibility’: Prince Harry and Oprah team up for new show on mental health The Duchess’ photos often offer a candid look into her family’s private life, as they capture the children in less formal settings. Story continues below advertisement Louis may be the baby of the Royal Family for now, but he will soon become an older cousin to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s child — who is due any day now. READ MORE: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry break tradition with ‘private’ birthing plan The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not revealed the name or sex of their child, but royal onlookers are betting on a girl. Laura.Hensley@globalnews.ca Story continues below advertisement<doc-sep>Kensington Palace has released a series of photos of Prince Louis, the youngest child of Prince William and his wife Kate, to mark 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," a statement from the Palace reads. Few pictures of the youngest prince have been released to the public. Credit: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince Louis is fifth in line to the British throne. Credit: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge "The photographs were taken earlier this month by The Duchess at their home in Norfolk" Prince Louis is fifth in line to the throne, behind his grandfather, Prince Charles, his father Prince William, his brother Prince George and his sister Princess Charlotte. Social media users have been quick to point out the striking similarities between Louis and his mum , Kate. These new photos are sure to satisfy the royal fans awaiting the arrival of another royal baby, that of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.<doc-sep>Kate Middleton and Prince William just released Prince Louis' first birthday portraits, and they are adorable, naturally. Technically, Louis' birthday is tomorrow, but they're celebrating early with these amazing pics. PSA PSA PSA: Tomorrow is Prince Louis' first birthday, and as such, the royal fam released his birthday portraits. Let's just say they are TO DIE FOR. You can see the first picture above. The fam posted it with this caption: "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." And like...he's such a nug!! Those cheeks! That smile! It's too damn much! FYI, the royal family has made it a tradition to release pictures to mark the royal kiddos' birthdays and other special events, like their first day of school. A lot of times, Kate Middleton is actually the photographer, because she's a woman of many talents. Imagine if she had a personal Instagram. Imagine. Considering Prince Louis is a child, there's not much to know about his personality, but a source did say back in September that he is "very quiet and content, always smiling and happy." And at Louis' christening last July, Kate was overheard describing him as "very relaxed and peaceful," before she added, "I hope he stays like this." This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Kate herself let it slip during a recent event that he'd started crawling. "Louis just wants to pull himself up all the time," she said to another mom. Speaking of royal kiddos, Meghan Markle is due literally any day now. Sources said that her mother Doria Ragland arrived in England this weekend, which means the baby is probably right around the corner. Plus, Meghan skipped church on Easter Sunday (can you blame her? ), which is probably another indicator that she's due RTFN. "Like all mums, Doria wants to be there for her daughter at this seismic event in her life...She has sometimes worried about being so far away, but she is absolutely going to be there for her at the birth,” a source told The Sun. Counting down the literal moments until Baby Sussex makes his/her debut! Emma Baty Emma Baty is the Associate Entertainment Editor at Cosmopolitan who focuses on movies and TV. 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>
In honor of Prince Louis's first birthday tomorrow, Kensington Palace has released a trio of adorable portraits of the young royal. "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share three new photographs of Prince Louis ahead of his first birthday tomorrow," reads a statement from the Palace, which was released alongside the photo on social media: 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. pic.twitter.com/VOJ7rhKthz — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) April 22, 2019 These candid snapshots, which were taken by the Duchess of Cambridge at the family's home in Norfolk, show Louis smiling and playing in nature. It's particularly exciting to see a new picture of Will and Kate's youngest child, as the first year of his life was relatively undocumented by the press. Of course, Louis made his public debut on the steps of the Lindo Wing almost exactly a year ago and a series of official portraits of the child were released shortly after his birth. But other than that, royal fans only saw Louis a few times this past year. The young royal was photographed at his christening, and Louis appeared on the Cambridge family Christmas card. A few pictures of the little prince were shared in conjunction with Prince Charles's 70th birthday last November, but overall, he has spent his first 12 months largely out of the public eye. It seems likely that Meghan and Harry's first child, who is due any day now, will be raised in a similar fashion. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have even chosen to forgo the traditional photocall on the hospital steps. Instead, they will pose for a picture sometime shortly after the birth. "Their Royal Highnesses have taken a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private," reads a statement released earlier this month. "The Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family." Caroline Hallemann Digital News Director As the digital news director for Town & Country, Caroline Hallemann covers everything from the British royal family to the latest episodes of Outlander, Killing Eve, and The Crown.