Kate Middleton, Prince William release new photo for Princess Charlotte’s 9th birthday

Princess Charlotte is 9!

Kate Middleton and Prince William celebrated their only daughter’s milestone infinitesimal by releasing a caller photograph of her connected Thursday via their associated Instagram account.

The day woman grinned astatine nan camera while leaning connected a bush. She paired a navy sweater and a maroon cardigan pinch a denim skirt and tights.

The never-before-seen threat comes 1 week aft nan Prince and Princess of Wales shared a changeable of Prince Louis for his 6th birthday.

Middleton, 42, took nan photograph of her youngest kid smiling connected a picnic broad herself.

She and William, 41, are besides nan parents of 10-year-old Prince George, who celebrates his day successful July.

For years, Middleton has been taking pictures of her children connected their birthdays.

Last year, Charlotte showed disconnected missing teeth successful her day portrait. She made headlines for looking for illustration William successful 2022.

The small 1 has besides posed successful nan writer wearing floral dresses complete nan years.

Notably, Middleton was not down nan camera for nan heavily-edited family photograph released connected Mother’s Day successful March, but she did apologize via X for nan Photoshop job.

Middleton wrote, “Like galore amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment pinch editing. I wanted to express my apologies for immoderate confusion nan family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”

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As consequent conspiracy theories astir her whereabouts began to circulate, Middleton came cleanable astir caller wellness issues.

When nan royal underwent abdominal surgery successful January, she was diagnosed pinch cancer.

Middleton, who is presently being treated pinch chemotherapy, explained successful her announcement video that she delayed sharing to thief George, Charlotte and Louis “process” nan news successful an “appropriate” way.

She explained, “As I person said to them, I americium good and getting stronger each time by focusing connected nan things that will thief maine heal successful my mind, assemblage and spirits.”