Look how you’ve grown! Charlotte, third in line to the throne, celebrates turning 8

Prince William and his wife Kate have released a new photograph of Princess Charlotte, the granddaughter of King Charles, the day before her eighth birthday.

May 02, 2023, updated May 22, 2025
Undated handout photo issued on Monday May 1, 2023 by Kensington Palace of Princess Charlotte, taken in Windsor this weekend by her mother, The Princess of Wales, ahead of her eighth birthday on Tuesday May 2, 2023. (The Princess of Wales via AP)
Undated handout photo issued on Monday May 1, 2023 by Kensington Palace of Princess Charlotte, taken in Windsor this weekend by her mother, The Princess of Wales, ahead of her eighth birthday on Tuesday May 2, 2023. (The Princess of Wales via AP)

Sat on a chair, Charlotte, the third in line to the British throne after her father and brother Prince George, flashed a beaming smile for the picture in a white dress designed with tiny pink and blue flowers.

Kate took the photo in Windsor at the weekend, Kensington Palace said in a brief statement.

Charlotte, born in London on May 2, 2015, is William and Kate’s second child and only daughter.

George was born in July 2013 and the princess’s younger brother Prince Louis was born in April 2018.

The princess’s birthday celebration this year falls just days before King Charles’ coronation on Saturday, which is set to be a grand ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and religious significance.

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