Princess Charlotte Turns 11 as Kensington Palace Shares New Portrait Showing Her Radiant Smile and Natural Charm
Princess Charlotte celebrates her 11th birthday as Kensington Palace releases a new portrait showing the young royal in a striped sweater, photographed by Matt Porteous during an Easter break in Cornwall.
Kensington Palace released a new photograph of Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Prince William and Princess Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales, on May 3 to celebrate her 11th birthday, sharing the image on their Instagram account @princeandprincessofwales with the message: "Wishing Princess Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!" accompanied by a cake emoji.
In the portrait, Princess Charlotte is dressed simply in a black and red striped long-sleeve sweater and dark blue jeans, standing in a verdant garden with various trees and white flowering shrubs. She has grown considerably, with long blonde hair tinged with golden-brown tones. Her sharp facial features bear some resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II during her youth, while also recalling her father Prince William, but what remains constant is her natural, radiant smile and the brightness in her eyes that reflects her determined character.
The photograph was taken by renowned photographer Matt Porteous during the Easter break in Cornwall, around the same time as a family portrait released on Wednesday, April 29, marking Prince William and Princess Catherine's 15th wedding anniversary. In that family photo, each member celebrates casually dressed in t-shirts and trousers, lying on lush green grass in a row—Prince William, Prince George (age 12), Princess Catherine, Prince Louis (age 8), and Princess Charlotte—all smiling joyfully, with their two dogs, Orla and Otto, also featured in the image.
