British Royal Family Commemorates Prince Louis’ 8th Birthday With New Portrait

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s youngest son Prince Louis celebrated his eighth birthday on Thursday. The Prince and Princess of Wales commemorated the occasion with a new portrait of the 8-year-old, which they shared on their official Instagram account.

For the portrait, captured by photographer Matt Porteous, Prince Louis wore a Boden half-zip knit jumper in a shade of nautical blue, with red trim at the end of the sleeves and a white interior collar. The photo was captured during Prince William and Middleton’s family holiday in Cornwall.

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“Happy birthday, Louis! 8 today!” read the caption to the post, which also featured a red balloon emoji. The British royal couple also shared a secondary post to commemorate Prince Louis’ birthday, this time a video of the newly minted 8-year-old on holiday.

The video captured Prince Louis digging in the sand, playing cricket, jumping into the water in a black wetsuit and running toward the camera as it pulled away. “Thank you for all the birthday wishes for Prince Louis,” the caption to the post read. “8 is great!” Along with Prince Louis, the Prince and Princess of Wales also share Princess Charlotte, who turns 11 in May, and Prince George, who will be 13 in July.

Sharing portraits of their children via social media on their respective birthdays has become a tradition for Prince William and Kate Middleton. As the children have gotten older, the young princes and princess have joined their parents for official occasions with members of the British royal family, including the Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey during the holiday season and such traditions as Trooping the Colour.

For his seventh birthday portrait in 2025, Prince Louis’ photograph featured the British royal outdoors wearing pieces by such brands as Scandinavian label Seeland, among others.