Happy eighth birthday, Prince Louis! A new photo of the young Prince was released this morning by Kensington Palace to mark the occasion.
The text accompanying the photo read:
The photograph was taken by Matt Porteous during a family holiday to Cornwall earlier this month. Mr. Porteous has taken many personal photos for the family, including their 2022 holiday card photo. 
Below is a side-by-side of last year’s birthday photo and the new picture. 
Kensington Palace also released a video to mark the occasion.
Prince Louis just turned eight – and his parents, Prince William and Princess Kate, celebrated with adorable home-movie footage of their youngest child 💙
The fun-loving young royal is fourth in line to the British throne 👑 #princelouis #royalfamily📽️: The Prince and… pic.twitter.com/fAG4kW2KNW
— HELLO! Canada (@HelloCanada) April 23, 2026
Here is the message with the video. 
Here is a screengrab from the video. 
More from The Times of London.
He was shown digging sand with a spade, playing cricket on the beach, diving into the sea in a wetsuit and sprinting away from a picnic blanket towards the water’s edge.
Both the portrait picture of the prince and the video, which uses filters to make the shots look like historic archive footage, were shot by Matt Porteous, who is known for his nature photography and filmed an underwater video of William and Kate scuba diving in Belize in 2022.
Here is how all three Wales children looked on their eighth birthdays. 
And a look back at all of the young man’s birthday photos. 
In today’s photo, Royal British Fashion suggests the Prince is wearing a past-season Mini Boden sweater. It was described as being “knitted from a snuggly blended yarn that’s rich in lambswool. The soft high collar and half-zip closure work hard to keep warmth in, while ribbing on the cuffs and hem adds extra coziness.”
Now, for our refresher on engagements in the past year with Prince Louis. The Prince joined his siblings and parents at the VE Day 80th anniversary events in May.
Including the moment he helped his father ensure his uniform was up to snuff.
„I am going to fix this dad.“ 😁 pic.twitter.com/Jk4lCAeBUt
— ChristinZ (@ChristinsQueens) May 5, 2025
As always, the young man was a delight to watch. 
We saw Prince Louis again at Trooping the Colour in June.
He seemed to enjoy himself during the carriage ride. 
And also during the fly-past.
A wave from the Prince before the family headed back inside Buckingham Palace. 
Also in June, Father’s Day photos of the Wales family taken by Josh Shinner were shared on social media—a closer look at the informal photo. 
As part of the commemorations for Prince George’s twelfth birthday in July, Kensington Palace released a video with all three Wales children. Here are two screen grabs from the video. 
We next saw Prince Louis at the December taping of the ‘Together at Christmas’ Carol Service at Westminster Abbey. 
The Princess and her youngest child. 
A few weeks later, Prince Louis joined his brother, sister, and his parents at Christmas Day church services. 
The two Princes.
The Prince greeted one of the well-wishers gathered near the church. 
We saw the Prince and his siblings again on Easter Sunday. 
Another view from Easter.
Happy Birthday, Prince Louis!
