Daddy’s boy! Prince Louis, two, shares his father Prince William’s rosy cheeks and mischievous look in new photo released to thank royal fans for their birthday well-wishes
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge released an unseen photo of Prince Louis
- Shared the snap to thank royal fans for their well-wishes on his second birthday
- Photo, taken by Kate Middleton, shows Louis grinning at the camera
- It was taken at the same time as photos released to mark the occasion in April
With his rosy cheeks and mischievous look, Prince Louis is the image of his father Prince William as a young boy in a new photo released by the Cambridges.
Louis, who turned two in April, wears the same mop of side swept hair that his father William sported at a similar age in the early 1980s.
Adding to the similarity is the fact that Louis is dressed in a £12 checked shirt from Tu by Sainsbury’s that looks like it could have been taken straight out of his father’s wardrobe.
The new snap, taken by Kate Middleton at the family home of Anmer Hall, Norfolk, was sent to royal fans to thank them for their well-wishes on the prince’s second birthday.
Daddy’s boy: The snap, taken by Kate Middleton at the family home of Anmer Hall, Norfolk, was sent to royal fans to thank them for their well-wishes on the prince’s second birthday in April
A chip off the old block: Prince William, pictured on his second birthday in June 1984, has the same rosy cheeks and mischievous look as his youngest son
Adding to the similarity is the fact that Louis is dressed in a £12 checked shirt from Tu by Sainsbury’s that looks like it could have been taken straight out of his father’s wardrobe. Pictured, Prince William in a checked shirt in Taronga Zoo, Sydney, with George and Kate
It was printed on the back of a short thank you note from Kate Middleton, 38, and Prince William, 38, pictured. This image was shared by German-based fan account @katsroyalletters
The image was shared on Instagram over the weekend by royal fan account @katsroyalletters, which is based in Germany.
It was printed on the back of a short thank you note from Kate Middleton, 38, and Prince William, 38, which reads: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appreciated your kind thought in writing to Prince Louis as you did on the occasion of his second birthday.
‘This was greatly appreciated by Their Royal Highnesses who send you their best wishes.’
The photo shows Louis smiling for the camera as he stands against a wall at Anmer Hall, the Cambridges’ Norfolk home.
It was taken at the same time as six other images that were released by the couple to mark their youngest son’s birthday.
The photo was taken at the same time as six other images that were released by the Cambridges to mark their youngest son’s birthday. Pictured, one of the previous images
The young prince raised his rainbow coloured hands to his face, that were carefully painted on him by his mother Kate
The prince, two, looked thrilled to be getting his hands dirty during the arts and crafts session
The snaps showed Louis with his hands covered in paint as he took part in a rainbow arts and crafts session in honour of the NHS.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge last week whisked their children George, seven, Charlotte, five, and Louis off for a staycation on the Isles of Scilly.
The family were spotted ‘enjoying the weather’ and stopping to greet their fellow holidaymakers as they cycled across Tresco last Thursday.
William is no stranger to the beauty spot, having visited the same island with his brother Harry and parents Charles and Diana as a child in June 1989.
He also visited the island with Kate in 2016, with images showing the pair boarding a boat to St Martins after visiting the Tresco Abbey Garden.
The photo released today looks similar to this one released in April to mark the birthday