Happy 3rd Birthday Prince Louis

 

23rd April is when England's patron, St George is celebrated. And so it was entirely appropriate that a new royal baby was born on this day in 2018. He is gorgeous and smiley His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge. 

Louis is the third and youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and born 5th in line to the throne after his Grandpa Charles, father Prince William and siblings George and Charlotte.

Louis was born after a swift labour at 11:01am in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. This is where William, George, Charlotte and many royal relations have been born since the late 1970s.

Prince William left the hospital for a short time mid afternoon and returned with George and Charlotte. George was still in his school uniform and was quite shy. Charlotte on the other hand was full of smiles and waves for the crowds. They stayed for a short while and were taken home by a rear doorway.

At approximately 5pm, William & Catherine stepped through those famous doors and introduced to their baby boy to the world. We later learned he was to be named Louis Arthur Charles.

Little Louis has spent most of his life based in London, living at Kensington Palace as his siblings attend school in Battersea. But most of the COVID-19 lockdowns have been endured at the family's Sandringham residence, Anmer Hall which has fields, animals, tennis court, swimming pool and lots of outside activities.

Louis has attended one Trooping The Colour balcony appearances and his first engagement was at London's Palladium Theatre last Christmas to watch a performance of Pantoland. 

The little prince was due to start nursery school last January but the lockdown put paid to that plan. It is hoped he will start this week at Willcock's Nursery School in Kensington which is also where Charlotte started her schooling. We will have to wait and see. 

Happy 3rd Birthday Prince Louis of Cambridge.

 

 

 

A recently released photo after Prince Philip's death. Pic taken in 2018.