{"id":2399427,"date":"2026-05-02T19:25:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2399427"},"modified":"2026-05-02T19:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:25:31","slug":"princess-charlottes-11th-birthday-post-has-a-special-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-charlottes-11th-birthday-post-has-a-special-guest\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Charlotte&#8217;s 11th Birthday Post Has a Special Guest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-0ca8bb22-de88-4e2f-be68-196d0b0b364c\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\">Princess Charlotte<\/a> is now 11 years old. <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-special-helper-hug-wales\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-special-helper-hug-wales\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-kate-special-helper-hug-wales\">Princess Kate<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-charlotte-soccer-future-lionesses\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-charlotte-soccer-future-lionesses\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-charlotte-soccer-future-lionesses\">Prince William&#8217;s daughter<\/a>, who was born on May 2, 2015, celebrated her <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-gabriella-prince-jacques-monaco-11th-happy-birthday\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-gabriella-prince-jacques-monaco-11th-happy-birthday\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-gabriella-prince-jacques-monaco-11th-happy-birthday\">11th birthday<\/a> in 2026 with two very special tributes. And the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-fans-kate-middleton-laugh-hilarious-response-sudbury\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-fans-kate-middleton-laugh-hilarious-response-sudbury\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-fans-kate-middleton-laugh-hilarious-response-sudbury\">young royal<\/a> shared the spotlight with an unexpected guest in a new Instagram video in honor of the momentous occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-prince-william-hid-secret-wedding-engagement\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-prince-william-hid-secret-wedding-engagement\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-prince-william-hid-secret-wedding-engagement\">Kate and William<\/a> posted a brand new portrait of Charlotte, taken by celebrated <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-diana-favorite-royal-photographer-regrets-pregnant-bikini-picture-hiding-in-bushes\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-diana-favorite-royal-photographer-regrets-pregnant-bikini-picture-hiding-in-bushes\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-diana-favorite-royal-photographer-regrets-pregnant-bikini-picture-hiding-in-bushes\">royal photographer<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-photographer-favorite-photo-royal-wedding-chris-jackson\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-photographer-favorite-photo-royal-wedding-chris-jackson\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-photographer-favorite-photo-royal-wedding-chris-jackson\">Matt Porteous<\/a>, on <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX1Jn9_jSgN\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX1Jn9_jSgN\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Instagram<\/a> with the caption, &#8220;Wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-0ca8bb22-de88-4e2f-be68-196d0b0b364c-2\">Unsurprisingly, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-family-fans-praise-favorite-unlikely-princess\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-family-fans-praise-favorite-unlikely-princess\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-family-fans-praise-favorite-unlikely-princess\">royal fans<\/a> were delighted by the new picture of Princess Charlotte, which showed her posing <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/fashion\/fashion\/fashion-history-nature-inspiration\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/fashion\/fashion\/fashion-history-nature-inspiration\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/fashion\/fashion\/fashion-history-nature-inspiration\">outdoors in nature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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Notably, Charlotte wasn&#8217;t alone in her birthday montage. Instead, the young princess could be seen petting two of the family&#8217;s adorable dogs\u2014Orla and <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXyzq9-jW2A\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXyzq9-jW2A\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Otto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-7fd87ae3-d153-49e9-98f1-876c21016a6f\">Just days ago, the Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary by sharing a new family portrait on social media. Their pups, Orla and Otto, were also included in the photo, which showed the entire Wales clan lying down in a field.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9e267649-3fbf-46d3-8eb3-a89a11eec685\">As noted by <em>Marie Claire<\/em>&#8216;s senior royal editor, Kristin Contino, Princess Charlotte actually embraced one of Spring 2026&#8217;s most popular <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-charlotte-tween-style-nails-anniversary-photo\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-charlotte-tween-style-nails-anniversary-photo\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/princess-charlotte-tween-style-nails-anniversary-photo\/\">manicure trends<\/a> in the anniversary snap.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Pkjdiz8BneC62KDUECQf6S\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Pkjdiz8BneC62KDUECQf6S slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Charlotte&#8217;s on-trend <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/beauty\/nails\/blue-chrome-nails\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/beauty\/nails\/blue-chrome-nails\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/beauty\/nails\/blue-chrome-nails\/\"><u>baby blue manicure<\/u><\/a> cleverly coordinated with her aqua T-shirt and navy shorts in the picture, proving she&#8217;s already following in mom Princess Kate&#8217;s stylish footsteps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block mb-5\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"post-article-links\">\n<p>TOPICS<\/p>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-tag\">\n<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/tag\/princess-charlotte\"><br \/>\nPrincess Charlotte<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\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.marieclaire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess Charlotte is now 11 years old. Princess Kate and Prince William&#8217;s daughter, who was born on May 2, 2015, celebrated her 11th birthday in 2026 with two very special tributes. And the young royal shared the spotlight with an unexpected guest in a new Instagram video in honor of the momentous occasion. 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