Prince Louis birthday portrait taken by Kate Middleton is 解放（する）d on day he turns 6 - as 王室のs thank fans for 'all the 肉親，親類d wishes'

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Prince Louis is beaming from ear to ear in an adorable photo 解放（する）d to 示す his sixth birthday which was taken by his mother, the Princess of むちの跡s.

The youngest child of the Prince and Princess of むちの跡s celebrates turning six today, after returning to school に引き続いて the 復活祭 holidays.

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.??

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 f rom chemotherapy, she is feeling 井戸／弁護士席 enough to get 支援する behind the camera.?

The Princess of むちの跡s took Prince Louis's birthday snap to 示す her youngest child turning six today?

The snap was 地位，任命するd on the Prince and Pr incess of むちの跡s's social マスコミ accounts thanking 王室の fans for all the 肉親，親類d wishes they had sent to the young prince?

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.

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.

The Princess of むちの跡s 発表するd in an emotive ビデオ message last month that she is を受けるing a course of preventative chemotherapy

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, 42, 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 'I'm going to be ok'.

At 軍隊／機動隊ing the Colour last year, Louis got into the spirit of the Red Arrows as he appeared to impersonate a 操縦する

As Louis travelled in a carriage with his siblings at 軍隊／機動隊ing the Colour, Princess Charlotte, eight and Prince George, 10, he looked put off by an unpleasant smell in Horse Guards Parade

Kensington Palace 解放（する）d snaps of Prince Louis playing on the beach in Norfolk to 示す his fourth birthday

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.

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, he appeared と一緒に his mother and his siblings in a Mother's Day photo which was later 孤立した by picture 機関s around the world

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 嵐／襲撃する, 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.

Prince Louis sweetly held 手渡すs with his second cousin Mia Tindall as he joined the 残り／休憩（する） of the 王室の family at Sandringham on Christmas Day

Louis held 手渡すs with his cousin, who has two younger siblings herself, as they walked into the church service

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 silings Charlotte and Geo rge.?

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.?

'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 thenm 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.

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

During the concert, Louis was seen larking about as he pl ayed 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.

Princess of むちの跡s takes heartwarming photo of Prince Louis for his sixth birthday as she puts Photoshop 列／漕ぐ／騒動 behind her まっただ中に 癌 戦う／戦い

The Princess of むちの跡s has taken a heartwarming photo of Prince Louis to 示す his birthday as she puts the Photoshop 列／漕ぐ／騒動 behind her.

The 王室の, 42, who is 現在／一般に を受けるing 癌 治療, is a keen photographer and 伝統的に 解放（する）s a portrait of her children on their birthdays every year.

Louis, who beams at the camera, is seen lying on his 前線 on a camel 一面に覆う／毛布 in the grounds of the Windsor 広い地所.

The Prince and Princess of むちの跡s' youngest child looks?all grown up with his brunette hair swept to the 味方する.

For the occasion, the young 王室の wore a blue-and-brown checked shirt and matching 海軍 shorts.

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

Prince Louis pictured by the Princess of むちの跡s for his sixth birthday. The image shows the 王室の lying on a picnic 一面に覆う／毛布 in the grounds of the Windsor 広い地所

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

The Princess' 最新の photo 示唆する Kate is keen to put last month's Photoshop 列／漕ぐ／騒動 behind her as she concentrates on her 癌 治療.

In March, 王室の fans went into 炉心溶融 after Associated 圧力（をかける） 問題／発行するd a 'kill notice' on a photo of the Princess of むちの跡s and her three children that had been 解放（する）d for Mother's Day.

It was the first 公式の／役人 photo that was published of Kate after she underwent 復部の 外科 in January.?

That evening, the Associated 圧力（をかける） became the first 機関 to 'kill' the photo over an 'inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte's left 手渡す'.

While AP said there was no suggestion the photo was 偽の, it 撤回するd it because it said on closer 査察, the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not 会合，会う the 機関's photo 基準s.

The に引き続いて day, the Princess of むちの跡s 認める that she edited the Mother's Day photo herself and apologised for 'any 混乱' it had 原因（となる）d.?

A 声明 from the Princess of むちの跡s said: 'Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally 実験 with editing.?

This Mother's Day portrait - which Kate later 認める to Photoshopping - was the first 公式の／役人 photo that was published of the Princess after she underwent 復部の 外科 in January

'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'?

Two weeks later, the Princess of むちの跡s 発表するd she was 戦う／戦いing 癌 - まっただ中に 開始するing 圧力 for the Palace to comment on her 条件.?

It is believed that the Princess of むちの跡s 発表するd her 癌 diagnosis on 22 March as this was the day George, Charlotte and Louis broke up from Lambrook School in Bracknell for their 復活祭 break.?

The 告示 may have been timed so that her children would not すぐに 直面する questions in the playground after the news was made public.?

The family are 報告（する）／憶測d to have spent the 復活祭 holidays together as they adjust to Kate's diagnosis, which was discovered in 地位，任命する-operative 実験（する）s に引き続いて her major 復部の 外科.

In the emotional message, which was filmed in Windsor, Kate 明らかにする／漏らすd the news had come as a '抱擁する shock' and that she and William 'have been d oing everything we can to 過程 and manage this 個人として for the sake of our young family'.?

Earlier this month, Kate 明らかにする／漏らすd in an emotional ビデオ message that she has been 診断するd with 癌

Speaking from a （法廷の）裁判 surrounded by daffodils and spring blossom, she said: 'It has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to 安心させる them that I am going to be ok.

'As I have said to them; I am 井戸／弁護士席 and getting stronger every day by 焦点（を合わせる）ing on the things that will help me 傷をいやす／和解させる; in my mind, 団体／死体 and spirits.?

'Having William by my 味方する is a 広大な／多数の／重要な source of 慰安 and 安心 too. As is the love, support and 親切 that has been shown by so many of you. It means so much to us both.'

Kate 明らかにする／漏らすd that she had been 診断するd with 癌 after を受けるing a planned 操作／手術 at The London Clinic in January.

The insider also （人命などを）奪う，主張するd to PEOPLE magazine Kate and William are also prioritising family time as 'having fun together when they can is very important'