{"id":29493,"date":"2026-05-02T20:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/29493\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:13:12","slug":"princess-charlotte-looks-like-kate-and-william-in-new-birthday-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/29493\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Charlotte looks like Kate and William in new birthday photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-william-princess-kate-reveal-230849014.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Princess Charlotte;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princess Charlotte<\/a> is picture-ready as she celebrates her big 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The daughter of <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/prince-williams-kids-share-cute-164054826.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Prince William;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince William<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/princess-kate-prince-william-celebrate-140850076.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Princess Kate;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princess Kate<\/a> turned 11 on Saturday, May 2, and her parents celebrated the occasion with a never-before-seen portrait where she resembled them both.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A new photograph, shared on the royal couple&#8217;s Instagram page, shows the young princess smiling candidly with a caption that reads, &#8220;Wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!&#8221; Photographer Matt Porteous captured the image during the royal family&#8217;s Easter trip in Cornwall, showing Charlotte posing in a red-and-black striped top and denim pants with nails painted blue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post&#8217;s comment section was flooded with birthday wishes and compliments, with Crystal Geitter writing, &#8220;Loving those \ud83d\udc85\ud83c\udffb! Iove that they let her be a normal kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William and Kate shared <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX1eNDLOF1O\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:another post, featuring a video montage of Charlotte;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">another post, featuring a video montage of Charlotte<\/a>, and thanked the public for the birthday wishes. The video shows the princess playing at the beach and petting the family&#8217;s dogs, Otto and Orla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The family revealed Otto&#8217;s name on May 1 with a portrait of the young English cocker spaniel in a grassy meadow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXyzq9-jW2A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=cf637ab0-fd4b-4789-97dc-c2cd006cd2dc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:May 1 Instagram post;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">May 1 Instagram post<\/a>, the Princess of Wales revealed the name of their one-year-old dog with a caption that read &#8220;Welcome to the family, Otto! 1 today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Princess Charlotte turns 11 \u2014 See the royal grow in photos<\/p>\n<p>1 of 40<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Otto appears to be the son of the royal couple&#8217;s black cocker spaniel Orla, who joined the family in 2020 and has made several royal appearances. In February, Kate revealed that they kept one male puppy from her 2025 litter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Otto made his public debut in a family photo\u00a0<a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXtlfSDjcdc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=9a92a612-0c90-46c1-96be-b36148e6ae06\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:shared on Instagram on April 29;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared on Instagram on April 29<\/a>, celebrating the 15th anniversary of William and Kate&#8217;s wedding. The photo showed the couple lying on the grass alongside Charlotte and their two sons, Prince George, 12 and Prince Louis, 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their latest anniversary comes after\u00a0<a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/king-charles-addresses-congress-read-011852720.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:King Charles III;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Charles III<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/gifts-king-charles-queen-camilla-192931367.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Queen Camilla;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen Camilla<\/a>&#8216;s historic visit to the United States, their first since ascending to the throne. The pair returned to England on April 30, walking off a helicopter and bidding farewell to British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner, marking the end of <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/04\/30\/king-charles-us-visit-updates--live\/89756214007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:the four-day state visit;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the four-day state visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/05\/02\/princess-charlotte-11th-birthday-new-photo\/89908151007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Princess Charlotte celebrates 11th birthday with a new photograph;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Princess Charlotte celebrates 11th birthday with a new photograph<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Princess Charlotte is picture-ready as she celebrates her big 11. 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