Her shutterbug mother captured four adorable photos of Princess Charlotte, released on the Kensington Royal Instagram account, to mark the occasion of her first birthday.
In just a year, the adorable cherub has captured the hearts of millions round the world (us included). To celebrate, we’ve put together some of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana’s cutest moments.
This is one of four images released by her mother, Duchess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton), to celebrate Charlotte’s first birthday. “It’s very special having a new little girl… I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister,” the Duchess shares in a recent ITV documentary.
Charlotte’s twinkling blue eyes resemble her father’s, while her chubby cheeks remind us of her brother George. “The Duke and Duchess are very happy to be able to share these important family moments, ahead of their daughter’s first birthday. We hope everyone enjoys these lovely photos as much as we do,” reads the statement from the Royal Family. We sure are!
Princess Charlotte shows walking is a breeze and poses happily for her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, in this shot. We won’t be surprised this cute little 21-pound floral dress from Spanish retailer M&H will be sold out in minutes once it’s available online.
A beautiful moment captured by her mother while the Royals were in their Norfolk Anmer Hall residence in April. To clip up Charlotte’s fringe, the Duchess of Cambridge used Amaiakids bow clips which cost about 2.50 pounds.
On May 2, 2015, Wills and Kate welcomed Charlotte to their brood. Prince William says fatherhood has changed him. “Now the smallest little things, you well up a little more, you get affected by the sort of things that happen around the world,” he revealed in an interview.
Wills and Kate take a very hands-on approach to caring for their children. When Charlotte was born, it was reported that instead of getting another nanny, the Duchess asked her mother Carole Middleton to help with her baby (especially for the period after the Prince returned to work when his paternity leave ended).
For their first holiday as a family of four, Wills and Kate took George and Charlotte to Courchevel in the French Alps. It’s the same resort they visited before they were married, and it was the first time the children got to experience snow.
Cheeky older brother George shows his affection for his new sibling in these images released by Kensington Palace not long after Charlotte was born.
Charlotte has the privilege of sitting on great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth’s lap for this family portrait commemorating the Queen’s 90th birthday. Kate reveals how excited the Queen was at Charlotte’s arrival. She shares in a TV interview, “The Queen was really thrilled that it was a little girl, and I think as soon as we came back here to Kensington she was one of our first visitors.”
The royals thought hard about what to name their daughter. And as family means a lot to both of them, they finally decided on Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, honouring both Prince William’s grandmother and late mother. Charlotte is also the female version of Charles, and is Kate’s sister Pippa’s middle name.