New photo of Princess Charlotte features the same £42 cardigan she wore in Kate Middleton's 議論の的になる Mother's Day snap

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Princess Charlotte?turns nine today, and although she was casually dressed for her birthday portrait, her mother Kate made sure to choose pieces with an 空気／公表する of '静かな 高級な'.

The princess, who is?third in line to the 王位, beamed for the adorable picture, which was taken by her mother Kate Middleton?to 示す her special day, wearing a £42 raspberry cardigan from Parisian brand Cyrillus, teamed with a denim skirt from the same label.

The upmarket brand specialises in 'couture-奮起させるd' pieces that make 'chic and beautiful elegance accessible'.

She 完全にするd her ensemble with a 海軍 wool jumper, which featured a floral collar, and 海軍 tights.

Eagle-注目する，もくろむd 王室の 選挙立会人s will recognise the cardigan from the 議論の的になる Mother's Day photo of Kate and her children, which was later pulled by picture 機関s because it had been digitally manipu lated.?

Princess Charlotte re-wore the wool cardigan, which she 以前 donned in Kate's 議論の的になる Mother's Day portrait, in ninth birthday portrait on Thursday?

The denim skirt was also a re-wear and featured in snaps of Charlotte visiting a baby bank 近づく Windsor at Christmas 2023 - teamed with another red 最高の，を越す from?Cyrillus.

The princesses long blonde locks fell loose around her shoulders as she gave a?cheeky grin to the camera.?

?The youngster appeared to 支払う／賃金 a 甘い homage to her late 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as she 提起する／ポーズをとるd と一緒に pale pink flowers 指名するd in her honour.?

The blooms - known as Clematis montana var. rubens cultivar - are one of the first 工場／植物s 指名するd after the 君主, as 報告（する）／憶測d by?Gardens Illustrated.

A winning combo! At Christmas 2023, Charlotte wore the same denim skirt featured in her birthday portrait on a visit to a baby bank 近づく Windsor. It was teamed with another red 最高の，を越す from?Cyrillus

The photograph was 地位，任命するd on the 王室の couple's 公式の／役人 X account, 以前は known as Twitter, with the words 'Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte! Thank you for all the 肉親，親類d messages today' and a cake emoji.?

Charlotte was?以前 spotted in the pretty cardigan in Kate's 議論の的になる Mother's Day portrait.?

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'.

Charlotte was 以前 spotted in the pretty cardigan in Kate's 議論の的になる Mother's Day portrait

It appeared Charlotte's 手渡す was copied over from another picture as there is an empty space where her sleeve should be

Charlotte's hair seemed to end 突然の on her shoulder on her 権利 にもかかわらず her hair on the left going on for a few インチs

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 most ありふれた 'editing errors' 設立する were Kate's absent wedding （犯罪の）一味, Charlotte's blurred skirt and her 部分的に／不公平に 行方不明の sleeve on her cardigan and Kate's misaligned zip.?

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.

'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'

For their daughter's birthday last year, the couple 解放（する）d two images of a beaming Charlotte. In one, she gave her mother a gap-toothed grin to 示す the oc casion?

In another, she was pictured in a blue-and-white （土地などの）細長い一片d jumper from Boden as she snuggled up with the family's beloved 黒人／ボイコット cocker spaniel Orla?

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 playgro und 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.??

一方／合間 fans all over the world who were 熱望して 心配するing a new picture of Charlotte on her birthday were kept waiting a little longer than they had hoped to see a picture.

Today, Kate and William broke tradition for the second time in weeks by 延期するing the 解放（する） of her birthday portrait until late morning on the big day.

Kensington Palace typically 解放（する）s portraits of the むちの跡s children at midnight to 示す their birthdays, but Charlotte's snap - which was 逮捕（する）d by her mother - was held 支援する.?

The Princess of むちの跡s recently 明らかにする／漏らすd she had been 診断するd with 癌 after を受けるing major 復部の 外科 in London in January

William has been stepping up 王室の 約束／交戦s in Kate's absence. Pictured: Prince William and Princess Kate are seen at a? 儀式の welcome for The 大統領 and the First Lady of the 共和国 of Korea at Horse Guards Parade on November 21 last year

Mother-of-three Kate, who is を受けるing 癌 治療, also 延期するd 解放（する）ing a snap of her youngest son, Prince Louis, to 示す his sixth birthday last month, with the image not appearing until the afternoon.

The Mail's Rebecca English 明らかにする／漏らすd that the couple had 最初 decided not to 問題／発行する a picture of Louis at all given their 最近の 控訴，上告s for privacy at such an ‘前例のない’ time for their family, but changed their minds because they 手配中の，お尋ね者 to thank fans for their 肉親，親類d wishes to Prince Louis.?

And in conversation with The 表明する 王室の 専門家 Richard Fitzwilliams 追加するd that once they'd decided to 解放（する） a photo there were likely a lot o f discussions about the best approach, given the 熱狂的興奮状態 over Kate's edited Mother's Day photo.

全体にわたる, Richard said the タイミング could '強調 Kate's need for time, space and privacy.'

述べるing the '悩ますd' 問題／発行する of her Mother's Day portrait, he 述べるd the （激しい）反発 as a '高度に embarrassing contretemps'.

He 追加するd that not 急ぐing out a birthday photo of Louis could also '強調 her need for time, space and privacy which she 表明するd so movingly' in the ビデオ message 明らかにする／漏らすing she has 癌.

Earlier this year, 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'.