Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge Release Beautiful New Photo Of Princess Charlotte For Her 7th Birthday

May 02, 2022 by apost team

The second child and only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, is slowly growing up into a delightful young girl. Today marks her 7th birthday, and with each year that passes, Charlotte's personality comes out more.

In fact, she's proving to be the cheekiest member of the royal family. Besides her fiery personality, Charlotte also bears a striking resemblance to various family members of hers. This includes her father, her late grandmother, Princess Diana and also her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The resemblance between her and Elizabeth has been long drawn by fans since the little royal was a baby. 

Born on May 2, 2015, at St Mary’s Hospital in London, Charlotte has already made an impact in England as one of the children in the Cambridge family. Following her birth, several landmarks were illuminated pink to honor her arrival, including the London Eye and Tower Bridge. There were also salutes at Hyde Park and the Tower of London. Just a few days later, it was announced that Charlotte’s full name was Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, which honored both Diana and the current reigning monarch and her great-grandmother, the queen.

As she gets older, fans continue to point out the similarities she shares with family members, especially her grandmother and great-grandmother, but also her father! In fact, a new photo posted by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the day before Charlotte's birthday sparked many fans to say she's Prince William's mini-me. 

Read on to see the new photo post in honor of the princess' 7th birthday, and to take a look back at her life so far and what we know about the young royal.

Charlotte is the middle child of the Cambridge family, as she has an older brother, Prince George, and a younger brother, Prince Louis. She is also Prince William and Kate Middleton's only daughter and is currently fourth in line of succession to the throne, following her grandfather, Prince Charles, her father and her older brother.

The young princess is also extremely well known for bearing a remarkable resemblance to her late grandmother, who died in a tragic car accident in Paris in 1997. Back in 2018, a fan account on Instagram posted side-by-side photographs of Charlotte and Diana when she was a little girl, and noticed their uncanny resemblance. “Omg double of her nana … what a great young lady she will turn out to be with looks as beautiful as her angel nana,” one Instagram user commented.

However, the similarities to her great-grandmother are perhaps even more obvious. And not only do they share physical similarities, but Charlotte appears to have a fondness for horses, just like the queen. A source close to the royals told Closer magazine back in 2019 that Charlotte asked her parents for a pony for Christmas. While William deemed her too young to be riding, they did gift their daughter a toy riding center with accessories. If Charlotte is anything like her great-grandmother then she will be riding horses for her whole lifetime. 

It's even sweeter because Charlotte and the queen share similar birthdays since they're born just two weeks (and nearly nine decades!) apart. If you compare old photos of Elizabeth at Charlotte's age, the two could even pass as sisters.

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As Charlotte gets older, she is really growing into her looks. As is tradition, a portrait of the princess was released for her 6th birthday last year. Taken by Middleton, who, the Observer reported, is often hailed as the "unofficial royal photographer," Charlotte looked truly radiant as she smiled brightly for the camera. She was beaming as she donned a blue floral dress with her hair falling over her shoulders. 

At 6 years old at the time, the young princess looked quite grown up and was the spitting image of her father in the photo. The uncanny resemblance to William — from their eyes down to their smile — showed that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. We're sure Charlotte will take other great traits of her father's along with his good looks. 

In an Instagram post from May 1, 2022, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted a new photo by Kate Middleton her self ahead of Princess Charlotte's birthday. The caption read:

"Seven tomorrow! 🎂

📸The Duchess"

The daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is adorable and very confident for a middle child. In fact, her mother said she is "the one in charge" of their household, according to Samantha Burge, the wife of a Royal Marine commando who spent time with the duchess and spoke to People. She added:

“(The duchess said) they are both becoming really good friends, George and Charlotte."

Charlotte's big personality is complemented by her sweet older brother, Prince George, and her darling younger brother, Prince Louis. But while the young princess has shown that she is willing to defend her brothers, she has gotten into a handful of tiffs with them as well, most notably with George over which songs they want to listen to in the morning. Even royal children are just like us it seems. 

Happy 7th birthday to Princess Charlotte! As she's getting older, which family member of hers do you think she looks the most like? Let us know, then pass this on so others can weigh in too!