Prince Louis Celebrates His 4th Birthday in Style (See Photos)

Kate Middleton and Prince William‘s youngest child turns 4 on Saturday, and the proud parents marked the occasion by releasing four new photos of the little prince. Taken earlier this month by Kate near the family’s country home in Norfolk, the photos show Prince Louis playing on the sand.

Bearing a striking resemblance to both brother Prince George, 8, and sister Princess Charlotte, 6, Louis sprints in front of the camera with a smile on his face and playfully holds a cricket ball.

As has become a tradition for the Cambridge kids, the adorable birthday photos were shot by Kate, who typically takes her children’s birthday portraits.

Prince Louis Celebrates His 4th Birthday in Style (See Photos)

The family of four are regulars at the beaches of North Norfolk, which is a short drive from their Anmer Hall home.

Last year, Prince Louis’ third birthday coincided with his first week of preschool. In the portrait released for the occasion, he was all smiles sporting a backpack and posing on his red bike ahead of his first day at London’s Willcocks Nursery School, the same school big sister Princess Charlotte attended.

To celebrate his second birthday in 2020, Kate and William shared photos of Prince Louis taking part in a special at-home arts and crafts project: rainbow-coloured finger paintings in support of National Health Service (NHS) workers and other essential workers tackling the coronavirus pandemic across the country.

The adorable photos — in which Louis kept his clothes impeccably clean despite smearing paint all over his face — were also taken by Kate.

Even at his young age, Prince Louis has been preparing for royal life — and stealing the show. He made his red carpet debut in Dec. 2020 during a family night out at the theatre and made his first public speaking appearance alongside his older siblings in Oct. 2020, asking his very own animal question to Sir David Attenborough in a video shared on social media. Louis adorably asked the famed naturalist, “What animal do you like?”

But perhaps his most famous moment to date was his debut on the Buckingham Palace balcony in June 2019 for Trooping the Colour, the annual public celebration of Queen Elizabeth‘s birthday.

His enthusiastic waving and pointing at the planes flying overhead was a scene-stealing moment — and even had his parents controlling their giggles.

It’s likely that Louis will make another Trooping the Colour appearance this June when the royal family gathers for the event amid a weekend of festivities marking the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee, which celebrates her record-breaking 70 years on the throne.

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