Princess Charlotte celebrates her 11th birthday and is ready for pictures.
Prince William and Princess Kate’s daughter celebrated her 11th birthday on Saturday, May 2, and her parents celebrated the occasion with a never-before-seen portrait of her resembling them both.
A new photo shared on the royal couple’s Instagram page shows the young princess smiling candidly, with the caption: “Wishing Princess Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!” The photo, taken by photographer Matt Porteous during the royal family’s Easter trip to Cornwall, shows Princess Charlotte posing in a red and black striped top and denim shorts with her nails painted blue.
The comment section of the post was flooded with birthday wishes and compliments, with Crystal Geitter writing, “I love you guys 💅🏻! I’m glad they let me be a normal kid.”
Prince William and Duchess Kate shared another post featuring a video montage of Charlotte, thanking the public for their birthday wishes. The video shows the princess playing on the beach and petting the family’s dogs, Otto and Orla.
The family announced Otto’s name on May 1 with a portrait of a young English Cocker Spaniel standing in a grassy meadow.
In an Instagram post on May 1, the Princess of Wales revealed the name of her one-year-old dog with the caption: “Welcome to the family, Otto! One year old today.”
Otto is believed to be the son of the royal couple’s black cocker spaniel, Orla, who joined the family in 2020 and has made several royal appearances. In February, Kate revealed that she had adopted a male puppy born in 2025.
Otto made his public debut in a family photo shared on Instagram on April 29, celebrating Prince William and Duchess Kate’s 15th wedding anniversary. The photo showed the couple lying on the lawn alongside Princess Charlotte and their two sons, Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, 8.
Their latest anniversary comes after King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s historic visit to the United States, the first since they ascended the throne. The pair returned to the UK on April 30, stepping out of a helicopter and bidding farewell to British Ambassador to the US Christian Turner, ending their four-day state visit.
