{"id":2386429,"date":"2026-04-23T20:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2386429"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:33:19","slug":"check-out-the-new-portrait-for-prince-louiss-eighth-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/check-out-the-new-portrait-for-prince-louiss-eighth-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out the New Portrait for Prince Louis\u2019s Eighth Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1y7tupd emevuu60\">Happy birthday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a61119385\/prince-louis-dancing-trooping-the-colour\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a61119385\/prince-louis-dancing-trooping-the-colour\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Prince Louis\" data-node-id=\"0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">Prince Louis<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Today, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/g69646496\/prince-william-kate-middleton-wales-family-together-at-christmas-carol-service-2025-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/g69646496\/prince-william-kate-middleton-wales-family-together-at-christmas-carol-service-2025-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"youngest member of the Wales crew\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">youngest member of the Wales crew<\/a> celebrates his eighth birthday, and in typical fashion, the moment was commemorated with a special post on Princess Kate and Prince William\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/princeandprincessofwales\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/princeandprincessofwales\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"official Instagram account\" data-node-id=\"1.3\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">official Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cHappy birthday, Louis! 8 today! \ud83c\udf88,\u201d the proud parents wrote in their caption. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The new photo, courtesy of Kensington Palace, sees the little royal standing by the beach in a blue quarter zip with white fleece lining and red trim along the cuffs of the sleeves, layered over a navy polo. He smiles and crosses his arms in front of him as he poses in front of some splashing waves.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">A few years back, the Prince and Princess of Wales made it a tradition to share a new shot of their children on their birthdays (they\u2019re also parents to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a61598482\/prince-george-prince-william-euro-cup-finals-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a61598482\/prince-george-prince-william-euro-cup-finals-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Prince George\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">Prince George<\/a>, 12, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a65528898\/princess-charlotte-met-princesses-leonor-sofia-spain-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a65528898\/princess-charlotte-met-princesses-leonor-sofia-spain-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Princess Charlotte\" data-node-id=\"6.3\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">Princess Charlotte<\/a>, 10). And many of these photos have been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64653417\/princess-charlotte-10th-birthday-portrait-by-kate-middleton\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a64653417\/princess-charlotte-10th-birthday-portrait-by-kate-middleton\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"captured by Kate herself\" data-node-id=\"6.5\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">captured by Kate herself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">This particular portrait was taken by photographer Matt Porteous during the family\u2019s recent vacation to the seaside area of Cornwall.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">However, that wasn\u2019t the only post Kate and William shared this year. A few hours after posting the portrait, the royal couple also uploaded a video, presumably from the same trip, of Louis engaging in a series of seaside activities, from digging in the sand to swimming in the water, playing games, and more.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cThank you for all the birthday wishes for Prince Louis,\u201d they wrote. \u201c8 is great!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.harpersbazaar.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy birthday, Prince Louis! Today, the youngest member of the Wales crew celebrates his eighth birthday, and in typical fashion, the moment was commemorated with a special post on Princess Kate and Prince William\u2019s official Instagram account. \u201cHappy birthday, Louis! 8 today! \ud83c\udf88,\u201d the proud parents wrote in their caption. Check it out below. 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