Prince Louis poses for birthday picture with missing front teeth as Kate and William share update

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Dorothy Reddin

By Dorothy Reddin


Published: 23/04/2025

- 09:38

Updated: 23/04/2025

- 11:27

The youngest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales is celebrating his seventh birthday today

A new picture of Prince Louis has been released to mark the royal's seventh birthday.

The photograph, released on Princess Kate and Prince William's official social media, was taken earlier this month by Josh Shinner in Norfolk.


Prince Louis wore a checked shirt with a green jumper, as well as blue jeans for the sweet picture.

In a surprising update, the seven-year-old was also missing a few of his front teeth.

Prince Louis

Prince Louis is celebrating his seventh birthday today

Josh Shinner

The young royal was sat on a piece of wood in the Norfolk woods, with beautiful greenery in the background.

Louis was born on April 23, 2018, at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, nearly three years after his older sister, Princess Charlotte, was born.

The Prince and Princess of Wales also have an older son, Prince George, who was born on July 22, 2013.

The three Wales children attend Lambrook School in Berkshire, a stone's throw away from their home, Adelaide Cottage.

Princess Kate, 43, usually photographs her children for their birthdays, however, this year, the Waleses opted for a professional photographer to capture Prince Louis to celebrate his special day.

Last year, the Princess of Wales was criticised for editing a photograph taken by Prince William on Mother's Day - resulting in several picture agencies issuing a kill notice for the image.

Kate publicly apologised on social media, saying: "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.

"I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.

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"I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C."

As a result, the Waleses now only post family pictures through their social media channels, as opposed to working with the photo agencies.

Prince Louis is known for his cheeky personality - first on display during the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

Louis famously covered his ears on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the flypast - much to the late Queen's amusement.

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During the Jubilee Pageant, Louis pulled funny faces and made gestures at his mother, Princess Kate, resulting in the young boy being humorously told off on the world stage.

The following year, Prince Louis was filmed yawning during his grandfather King Charles's Coronation as he sat beside his sister Charlotte.

Last year, during Trooping the Colour, Louis could be seen dancing and swaying as the music played at the King's official birthday parade.