Completely happy seventh birthday, Prince Louis! Kensington Palace launched a photograph to mark Prince Louis’s seventh birthday this morning. The image was taken earlier this month at Anmer Corridor, the household’s Norfolk house on the Sandringham property. 
Mr. Shinner additionally shot the black and white household portrait for the Wales’ 2023 vacation card. 
Later within the morning, a brief video that includes the birthday boy was launched.
📽️🎞️ Seven right now! pic.twitter.com/n3lNIXesCR
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2025
Extra from this Daily Express story.
The cute 25-second video reveals the younger prince making an attempt to choreograph the shoot, and tells photographer Josh Shinner: “I can leap down from right here.” He’s then proven strolling alongside a fallen tree trunk and leaping into the air.
Right here you see the Prince within the picture his mom took for his sixth birthday, and the picture launched right now. 
I think about nearly all of us keep in mind the younger man’s arrival seven years in the past. 
Now, a look on the engagements up to now yr with Prince Louis. We noticed the younger Prince at Trooping the Colour in June.
You see him laughing within the Glass State Coach, used at Trooping final yr due to the heavy rain that day. 
And yet another picture from final June. 
Leaping over a sand dune in a photograph taken by the Princess of Wales and launched for Prince William’s birthday. 
One other picture taken by the Princess of Wales reveals the 2 youthful Wales youngsters watching England play Spain within the UEFA Championship in July.
We noticed the Prince and his siblings in lots of scenes captured within the September 2024 video asserting the Princess of Wales had accomplished chemotherapy therapy. 
One other screenshot from that video reveals the Prince climbing a tree. 
Right here is a picture exhibiting the Prince at the December taping of “Royal Carols: Collectively at Christmas.”
Westminster Abbey shared a photograph from the live performance for right now’s birthday message. 
And one other picture from that occasion. 
The Prince joined the remainder of the household for the annual Christmas Day stroll to and from church at Sandringham. 
Right here he’s with a stuffed animal given to him by a well-wisher. 
One other picture from Christmas Day. 
And yet another of the Prince making an attempt to carry onto the items from the group. 
At present’s birthday needs from the Welsh Guards.
This montage reveals all three Wales youngsters in pictures launched for his or her seventh birthdays. 
And right here you see how a lot Prince Louis has grown!
Within the new picture, the Prince seems to be like he’s carrying a sweater by Denmark’s Seeland brand, the Children’ Clent’ Pullover ($31 most not too long ago, now bought out) in shaded olive melange. The model is 100% wool and is described this fashion on the Kent & Nation website: “Wool’s temperature-regulating properties and insulating qualities, even when moist, make Clent superb as a mid-layer for cold-weather looking or as an on a regular basis jumper.”
Thanks to Found by Bojana for her speedy ID of this piece. The Princess of Wales has worn a number of Seeland designs, together with the Woodcock Superior Jacket seen beneath in April 2021. 
The shirt worn beneath the jumper is a tattersall verify much like this Pepa and Firm model worn by Prince George during the 2016 Canada tour, however it isn’t the identical shirt. 
I’ll replace the publish if I study something extra concerning the shirt or denims worn by the Prince.
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Additionally right now, phrase that the Prince and Princess will have fun their 14th wedding ceremony anniversary in Scotland subsequent week. 
The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, because the couple is titled in Scotland, will go to the Isle of Mull on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A information launch notes, “The Isle of Mull is the fourth largest island in Scotland, with a inhabitants of round 3,000 folks and residential to robust tourism, farming and fishing industries. It’s tiny neighbour, Iona, has a inhabitants of round 170 folks however receives round 130,000 guests a yr because of its historical historical past and conventional lifestyle.” 
Under, a ferry crosses the Sound of Mull with the Isle of Mull within the background.
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On arrival, the Duke and Duchess will journey to the city of Tobermory, a harbor city, the place they’ll go to a much-loved group hub within the coronary heart of the city and an artisan market at which they’ll meet a number of the island’s makers and creators—extra from Richard Palmer’s story for the Aberdeen Press and Journal.
The couple will go to a corridor that serves as a group hub and tour the Tobermory producers’ market, assembly a few of Mull’s makers and creators and sampling native produce.
Throughout their go to, The Royal Basis will announce a brand new partnership to help and develop two group areas throughout Mull — a part of a undertaking to make sure residents can proceed to satisfy and participate in native actions.
Kensington Palace notes the royals may also go to an area croft to find out about sustainable farming and hospitality on the island. The Scottish Crofting Commission explains, “Crofting is a system of landholding, which is exclusive to Scotland, and is an integral a part of life within the Highlands & Islands. A croft is a comparatively small agricultural land holding, which is often held in tenancy, and which can or could not have buildings or a home related to it. Crofts vary in measurement from lower than 1/2 hectare to greater than 50 hectares, however a median croft is nearer 5 hectares.”
On Wednesday, the Prince and Princess will go to an historical woodland to satisfy the Mull and Iona Ranger Service, which performs a significant function in conservation, biodiversity safety, and schooling on the islands. We return to Richard Palmer’s story.
They’ll be a part of a college group for outside studying and meet Ardura Acorns, an early years playgroup targeted on nature trails, den-building and animal monitoring.
The forest is below group possession and managed by Mull and Iona Group Belief. The go to goals to spotlight the significance of defending and selling the pure surroundings.
I’ll see you subsequent week!
