Adorable birthday photo released of Princess Charlotte as she turns 11
Charlotte is growing up so fast!A beautiful photo has been released to mark Princess Charlotte’s 11th birthday today.
The middle child of the Prince and Princess of Wales turns 11 on May 2.
To mark the occasion, Prince William and Princess Catherine’s social media accounts shared a new picture of Charlotte and fans have been left gushing.
Princess Charlotte beams in cute birthday photo
The cute photo, taken by photographer Matt Porteous, shows Charlotte smiling for the camera, wearing a red and black striped jumper and jeans.
The young princess wore her long hair down as she posed for the photo outdoors. You can see it here.
It was captioned: “Wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!”
Royal fans loved the picture, with many gushing over how grown up Charlotte has become.
One person said: “Beautiful girl. She’s so grown up looking. I remember the first time we saw her on the steps on the Lindo Wing swaddled in her mother’s arms. Time flies.”
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Another wrote: “Wow! She is such a beautiful young lady! I feel like it was yesterday when we heard the news about her birth and now look at her!”
A third commented: “Aw Princess Charlotte is growing up so fast! Happy birthday to the adorable princess, a copy of her daddy!”
‘Change’ in Princess Charlotte’s behaviour during public events
Prince William and Catherine mostly keep Princess Charlotte, alongside her siblings George 12, and Louis, eight, out of the royal spotlight. However, as they’re getting older, they’re being seen more and more at public events.
They usually attend big events throughout the year, including the Easter Sunday service, Trooping the Colour, Wimbledon and the royals’ Christmas Day walkabout.
One royal commentator recently spotted a change in Charlotte’s behaviour in public.
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond praised Charlotte’s confidence following last year’s Christmas Day walkabout.
Princess Charlotte is growing up so fast!
The royal family step out on Christmas morning to attend church. After, they embark on a walkabout to greet people who have gathered.
Jennie told the Mirror: “The children are an absolute delight to see at occasions like this. I think William and Catherine have done a wonderful job in acclimatising all three children to public life. I was struck, in particular, by how confident young Charlotte seemed on Christmas Day.”
She added: “She was launching into the crowd by herself, no longer with her mother’s guiding hand on her shoulder, chatting with the well-wishers who’d gathered, bending down to shake hands with wheelchair users, and even giving one or two members of the crowd a big hug.”
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