Prince Louis turns six but there’s no new birthday photo
Royal fans planning to celebrate Prince Louis’ sixth birthday have been left disappointed as a new picture of the prince hasn’t yet appeared.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ social media accounts have so far been silent and haven’t yet marked their youngest child’s sixth birthday.
It was hoped that Prince William and Princess Kate would keep up their tradition of releasing new photos to mark birthdays.
The Waleses were intending to release a photograph for Louis’ birthday despite the frenzy over the manipulated family picture issued by Kensington Palace on Mother’s Day, sources close to the family said last month.
But the couple have not yet posted a new photograph online or shared the image with the media, despite having traditionally provided it to the press under an embargo the day before.
The Waleses have released a new photo of Louis each year to mark his birthday.
Last year, they shared an adorable photo of Kate pushing him around in a wheelbarrow in Windsor to mark his turning five.
For his previous birthdays the couple shared pictures of Louis that Kate, a self-described amateur photographer, took herself.
The photo marking his fourth year of life was taken at a beach in Norfolk and the image shared on his third birthday showcased the young royal riding his bike at Kensington Palace, shortly before he left for his first day of nursery at the Willcocks Nursery School.
For his first and second birthdays, the couple released photos that were taken at their home.
Louis was last seen in public on Christmas Day when the royal family made their traditional festive appearance on the King’s Sandringham Estate to walk to church.
He was pictured holding hands with Zara and Mike Tindall’s eldest daughter Mia on one side and grasping his father’s fingers with his other hand.
The royal family have dealt with a series of struggles in recent months, with both King Charles and Kate Middleton being diagnosed with cancer.
William and Kate took time to sensitively share her positive cancer test with their children, giving the youngsters time to process the information before making it public.
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