Why Kate Middleton's birthday picture of Prince Louis's birthday portrait is the real 取引，協定! Photographer 明らかにする／漏らすs all the 調印するs it's an unedited snap after Mother's Day Photoshop 列／漕ぐ／騒動

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The Princess of むちの跡s's birthday portrait for her son is 'very honest' and 'done really 自然に', an 専門家 has 明らかにする／漏らすd.

Speaking to FEMAIL, London based professional photographer Glenn Gratton explained how Prince Louis's photo was not likely retouched at all, and shows a perfectly candid family snap.

'If she has done any photoshop, it's very subtle,' he 追加するd. 'She's 明確に more 前進するd with her photography.?Her pictures have 改善するd year by year on.'

The youngest child of Kate Middleton, 42, and Prince William, 41,?celebrates turning six today, after returning to school に引き続いて the 復活祭 holidays.

Glenn pointed out that the young 王室の's 肌 トン is natural, with his mother 'keeping his 肌 blemishes'.

The Princess of むちの跡s's birthday portrait for her son is 'very honest' and 'done really 自然に', an 専門家 has 明らかにする／漏らすd

'He's only six,' the photographer 追加するd. 'She's not tried to make him look like a wax work. Some parents over-filter their children's pictures.'

He also 発言／述べるd that you can tell the lighting is natural, as you can see it 反映するd in Louis's 注目する，もくろむs - meaning there was no '人工的な' 始める，決める-up.?

Glenn said there are elements in the photo that would have stood out for someone 実験ing with photoshop - 'his feet are a little bit distracting... and his 注目する，もくろむs are little bit dark, so you'd lighten them up' - but the Princess chose to keep the 詳細（に述べる）s in.

'It's a straightforward, honest picture taken nicely,' he 結論するd, positing that Kate likely used a portrait レンズ to create the blurred background 影響.?

'Her photography's 改善するing,' the 専門家 追加するd. 'She's using better cameras.'?

Prince Louis is b eaming from ear to ear in the adorable photo 解放（する）d this afternoon.

Typically, Kensington Palace will 解放（する） portraits of the むちの跡s children 早期に in the morning to 示す their birthdays, however fans were left disappointed this morning when the social マスコミ accounts for Kate and William did not feature any photos of the cheeky six-year-old.

In a break with tradition, William and Kate 株d a photo of their younger son this afternoon rather than at midnight on his birthday as is customary with new 王室の portraits. It is understood the photo was 解放（する）d later than usual because the family is going through an '前例のない' time.??

Mother-of-three Kate 明らかにする／漏らすd in March that she was を受けるing a course of preventative chemotherapy for a type of 癌 that remains 公表されていない

The youngest child of Kate Middleton, 42, and Prince William, 41, celebrates turning six today, after returning to school に引き続いて the 復活祭 holidays. Louis and Kate pictured last year

The photo was taken in the grounds of Adelaide?Cottage by his mother, the Princess of むちの跡s, who often photographs her children's birthday portraits. It 示唆するs that, as she 回復するs from chemotherapy, she is feeling 井戸／弁護士席 enough to get 支援する behind the camera.?

The caption read: 'Happy 6th Birthday, Prince Louis! Thank you for all the 肉親，親類d wishes today.'

As the beaming prince looks into the camera, he is lying on his 前線 and looks all grown up with his brunette hair swept to the 味方する, and a smart checked shirt.

He appears to be wearing dark shorts with 明らかにする feet and is lying on a fleeced 一面に覆う／毛布.

The picture is understood to have been unedited, に引き続いて the 熱狂的興奮状態 that resulted over the Princess’ photoshopped Mother’s Day picture, which saw it 孤立した by international picture 機関s. She later apologised for the 混乱.

普通は the couple 問題／発行する a photograph of each of their children to 示す their birthdays in 前進する for use on the day itself.

This year the むちの跡s’ had 初めは decided not to do so given that it is such an ‘前例のない’ time for their family.

Prince Louis delighted fans with his expressive antics during the さまざまな Platinum Jubilee 祝賀s?

The most stylish 王室の! Prince Louis, then four, left 王室の fans in stitches as he danced to the music at the concert?

The young prince's cheeky antics went viral as 王室の fans were left in hysterics at his funny behaviour

As he flashes his biggest smile, the young prince also appears to have lost a couple of his baby teeth since his last 公式の／役人 外見 on Christmas Day 2023.

Louis's sixth birthday comes as the むちの跡s family takes time away from the スポットライト while the Princess 回復するs from 復部の 外科 and その後の 癌 治療.

Mother-of-three Kate 明らかにする／漏らすd in March that she was を受けるing a course of preventative chemotherapy for a type of 癌 that remains 公表されていない.

In a heartbreaking ビデオ the Princess of むちの跡s 詳細（に述べる）d how the cancerous 独房s were discovered, while she was を受けるing 外科 for a different 条件 in January.

She explained that she had not spoken out about it earlier because she 手配中の，お尋ね者 to have time to 'explain everything' to George, Charlotte and Louis and 保証する them 'she's going to be ok'.

This was also the 推論する／理由 the William was 軍隊d to pull out of a 記念の service for his late godfather, King Constantine of Greece, as it is understood that this was when the family first 設立する out about Kate's 条件.

The Princess of むちの跡s pictured 持つ／拘留するing a camera as she takes part in a a photography workshop with the charity '活動／戦闘 for Children' in Kingston in June 2019

In her emotive 声明, Kate said:?'The 外科 was successful, however, 実験（する）s after the 操作／手術 設立する that 癌 had been 現在の.

'As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to 回復する from major 外科 ーするために start my 治療.'

The last time 王室の fans were given a glimpse of Prince Louis, the young prince appeared with his siblings, Prince George, 10, and Princess Charlotte, eight, as they smiled と一緒に their mother Kate on Mother's Day.

The snap 解放（する）d by Kensington Palace, 生成するd 論争 when picture 機関s around the world 問題／発行するd 'kill notices', over 関心s it had been 'manipulated'.

Both the 機関s and eagle-注目する，もくろむd internet sleuths noticed several inconsistencies in the photo, 含むing in the alignment of Princess Charlotte's skirt, her hair, and the zip on Kate's khaki jacket.?

に引き続いて the social マスコミ stor m, the Princess of むちの跡s was 軍隊d to 問題／発行する a 声明 admitting she had 'edited' the image - which had 最初 been hoped would 鎮圧する wild 共謀 theories that had 循環させるd about her health.

In a 地位，任命する on Instagram and X/Twitter, the Princess said: 'Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally 実験 with editing.?

'I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 表明する my 陳謝s for any 混乱 the family photograph we 株d yesterday 原因（となる）d. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C.'

Prince Louis was born on April 23, 2018 in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, like his older siblings Charlotte and George.?

A 声明 from Kensington Palace at the time read: 'Her 王室の Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was 安全に 配達するd of a son at 1101hrs.?

During Louis's last public 外見 on Christmas Day 2023 at Sandringham, he put on another 心暖まる 陳列する，発揮する as he held 手渡すs with his second cousin, Mia Tindall, on the way to St Mary Magdalene Church

Prince Louis also put on an enthusiastic 陳列する，発揮する during his grandfather King Charles III's 載冠（式）／即位（式）

'The baby 重さを計るs 8lbs 7oz. The Duke of Cambridge was 現在の for the birth. Her 王室の Highness and her child are both doing 井戸／弁護士席.'?

Since then, he's become known for his flair in 前線 of the camera and has 以前 delighted 王室の fans with his expressive 業績／成果s at 王室の events.

At Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee 祝賀s, the young 王室の, then four-years-old, took centre 行う／開催する／段階 as the 王室の family appeared on the balcony.

Alarmed by the noise 原因（となる）d by the Red Arrows circling 総計費, he covered his ears and winced.

類似して, the youngster charmed audiences around the world with his antics at the concert held in honour of his 'Gan Gan' and her 70-year 統治する.

During the concert, Louis was seen larking about as he played with his mother and sat on his grandfather King Charles's （競技場の）トラック一周.?

Last year at 軍隊／機動隊ing the Colour, he once again stole the show with his funny antics, and delighted fans once again on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as he got into the spirit of the Red Arrows and pretended to be a 操縦する.?

He also made テレビ視聴者s chuckle as he arrived in a carriage with his siblings at Horse Guards Parade - and seemed put off by an unpleasant smell.

The prince scrunched up his 直面する and held his nose as the carriage moved along, while his older siblings seemed unfazed by the smell.?

As Kensington Palace celebrated Louis's fifth birthday last year, Kate and William 解放（する）d a snap showing their youngest son's playful 味方する and his strong 社債 with his mother, as the Princess of むちの跡s was seen 押し進めるing him in a wheelbarrow while he gleefully beamed.?

The previous year, another photo of the Prince, taken by Kate, was 株d by Kensington Palace which showed him playing on the beach in Norfolk.

During Louis's last public 外見 on Christmas Day 2023 at Sandringham, he put on another 心暖まる 陳列する，発揮する as he held 手渡すs with his second cousin, Mia Tindall, on the way to St Mary Magdalene Church.

Mia, nine, is the eldest daughter of Zara and マイク Tindall, and has two younger siblings herself, Lena and Lucas.

Christmas 2023 was Louis's second time joining his family for the 年次の trip to St Mary Magdalene Church as he is now みなすd old enough to …に出席する.

株ing the image on Instagram and X, the 王室の couple wrote: 'Happy 6th Birthday, Prince Louis! Thank you for all the 肉親，親類d wishes today.'?