Royals share ninth birthday picture of Princess Charlotte, taken by Catherine

Prince William and his spouse, Catherine, launched an image of their daughter Charlotte to mark the princess’s ninth birthday on Thursday.

Within the {photograph} taken in the previous few days by her mom, the Princess of Wales, Charlotte, the couple’s second youngster, was pictured smiling fortunately within the backyard of their residence in Windsor.

“Glad ninth Birthday, Princess Charlotte!” a message on the couple’s X account stated. “Thanks for the entire type messages in the present day.”

It has develop into custom for Kensington Palace to launch photos taken by Catherine, a eager beginner photographer, to mark birthdays and different household events.

Nonetheless, an image issued this yr on Mom’s Day in March was withdrawn by various information organizations, together with Reuters, the Related Press and Getty, as a result of it had been edited, one thing for which Kate later apologized.

That occurred shortly earlier than the princess revealed she was having preventative chemotherapy after checks carried out within the wake of main stomach surgical procedure she underwent in January revealed that most cancers had been current.

Inheritor to the throne William resumed official duties final month, however Kate will solely return to the general public highlight when her medical crew says she is properly sufficient to take action.

King Charles returned to public-facing engagements this week for the primary time since he was identified with most cancers in February.