On Norfolk beach, with a cricket ball in hand, Prince Louis as a youngster in this photo released to mark his fourth birthday.
A series of delightful images of the fifth in line to the throne, wearing shorts and a gray wool star-print jumper, as always were taken by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, earlier this month.
Keen photographer Kate, 40, always knows how to get the best out of her kids and the smile on her youngest child’s face shows that Louis is growing up to be a happy and struggling little boy.
The photos come as the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal that the youngster is set to join both his older brother, Prince George, eight, and sister, Princess Charlotte, six, at a new school this September.
A series of delightful images of Prince Louis, casually dressed in shorts and a gray wool star-print jumper, as usual were taken by his mother
The photos come as the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal that the youngster is set to attend a new school this September along with both his older brother, Prince George, eight, and sister, Princess Charlotte, six.
His parents, who are planning to move to Berkshire soon, are currently exploring options to keep all three of their children in the same co-educational establishment, it is understood.
Earlier this year the Mail revealed that William and Kate were making “rapid progress” with plans for a new life in Home Counties. George is already scheduled to leave Thomas in Battersea, south-west London, for a new prep school in the Royal County this autumn. But now it has been revealed that Charlotte and Louis may also join them.
Charlotte has always been ‘super happy and settled’ at Thomas and it was thought that Louis would be joining him later this year.
In one photo, Louis flashes a cheeky smile as he runs towards the camera. Two more princes show up, wearing a star print jumper, blue check shirt and teal shorts, holding a cricket ball, perhaps suggesting that he is already a budding youngster.
The fourth and final photo shows Louis giving another jagged grin as he looks up to the sky – a picture of a happy and healthy little boy.
Royal fans will be delighted to see new photos of Louis after his older brother and sister recently attended the royal engagement.
George, eight, and Charlotte, six, attended with their parents first the Duke of Edinburgh’s Service of Thanksgiving, and then the Easter Sunday Service, while Louis was quarantined at home.
The wind-swept North Norfolk Coast holds a special place in the hearts of Cambridge. This is where the family can relax by climbing sand dunes, learning how to sail a boat, or taking a dip in the ocean.
William and Kate memorably released a video montage of their family, which was partially shot on a Norfolk beach last year to mark their 10th wedding anniversary.
The Duchess of Cambridge often takes pictures of her children to mark their birthdays. Last year she put Prince Louis on a training bike before his first day at nursery.
His birthday will be a welcome delight and distraction for 39-year-old William and 40-year-old Kate, who have faced questions about Prince Harry’s recent interview with US media outlets this week.
In another controversial interview with a US broadcaster, the Duke of Sussex claimed on Wednesday that he had gone to Britain last week to see his grandmother – reportedly for a private meeting – because he wanted to ensure that ‘He’s safe and he’s got it. The right people around him.
His controversial remarks not only sparked ridicule that it came from a man who had spent the past two and a half years abroad and caused so much heartache to his grandmother, but also sparked speculation as to who he was referring to. Huh.
Harry is known for his historical hatred for the so-called ‘men in gray suits’, the senior courtiers who advise the Queen.
Louis is currently enrolled at Wilcox Nursery in Kensington, just minutes from the family home at Kensington Palace, where Charlotte also visited.
But it seems that, possibly for practical reasons, the Cambridges are now considering having all three children together.
Mail learns from multiple sources that the royal couple has been spotted visiting several schools in the area and is eager to find one that is out of town and has all the facilities on a campus.
The news also suggests that the family may be considering moving out of London altogether for a new life in the country, using Kensington Palace and their home, Apartment 1A, as a ‘work base’ .
They intend to keep the palace running even after they become Prince and Princess of Wales.
The series of photos comes as the latest release of photos of Kate – usually on her children’s birthdays. Pictured: Prince Louis, The Older One
Kate has always had the ability to get the smiles out of her kids in her photos – and Louis is no exception. Pictured: Prince Louis, aged two
Last year’s release from the Duchess of Cambridge also showed Prince Louis in activity as he rode a tiny red bike. Pictured: Prince Louis, aged three
Prince Louis, standing with a cricket ball in his hand on Norfolk Beach, looks like a young player in every way. Pictured: Prince Louis, aged four
Indeed the Mail may reveal that William, 39, and Kate, 40, have recently been looking at larger private homes in the Berkshire area, particularly in villages close to their parents’ home in Bucklebury, with As well as in more publicized homes. The Queen’s Windsor Estate.
Kate is extremely close to her parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, who often look after their children when she and William are at work or on royal tours and often pick them up from school.
And the Duchess always talks about her idyllic childhood in the Berkshire countryside with her siblings, Pippa and James.
While it may be another 20 years before the couple ascends the throne, William and Kate are now starting to figure out where they see their family settling down.
They are keen to afford their offspring as normal a childhood as possible and feel that the Duchess’s home county, which will be closer to Kate’s family as well as just a short drive from the Queen at Windsor Castle , is an ideal location.
They intend to evacuate to their current country home in Norfolk, Anmer Hall, which will be returned to the Queen.
A source said: ‘Word is that all three children will be leaving their London schools. William and Kate, in particular, love the idea of ​​their family growing up away from their childhood home. They are both country people and Kate spends so much time with her family anyway. It makes perfect sense for them to all be in the same school together. If all three children attend school together in Berkshire, it also means that George will not have to board.
‘The thing is, if they don’t find a suitable place with the Queen in Windsor, they are likely to end up right next to Bucklebury, if not far from it. They have been looking carefully at potential properties in recent months.
Finding somewhere with enough privacy may affect their decision. On the Windsor estate, where he has seen many of the properties, he will already be under royal protection.
A grand new private home would require the police to set up a whole new security system. But it can be done easily. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall both have private homes in the Cotswolds as well as using Clarence House as their London base.
Kensington Palace declined to comment, but it is likely the family will make a formal announcement in the coming months.
