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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Danielle Campoamor

Here's Why Kate Middleton Broke Tradition and Released Prince Louis' Birthday Photo Late

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis (C), accompanied by their parents the Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive for a settling in afternoon at Lambrook School, near Ascot on September 7, 2022 in Bracknell, England. .

In the wake of Kate Middleton's shocking cancer diagnosis and the news that she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy treatments, royal fans were wondering if the Princess of Wales would continue her annual tradition of posting a photo of her children the day of their birthday.

For Prince Louis' sixth birthday the answer to that question was: Well, kind of.

As The Daily Express reported on the young prince's birthday, April 23, Middleton was late posting a picture of Louis via their official Kensington Palace social media accounts.

"It is something of a royal tradition that royal birthdays are celebrated by the release of photographs, Catherine has taken a great many and they are always eagerly awaited," Richard Fitzwilliams, a royal commentator, told the publication.

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