Prince Louis Through the Years: See How the Royal Family Member Has Grown

Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton welcomed their third child, Prince Louis , on April 23, 2018. The couple has been giving royal watchers a glimpse at their son since his first public appearance when Kate stepped foot outside of the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital in London.

As he’s grown up in the spotlight, Louis has become quite the scene-stealer at royal events, often making funny faces for the camera. William even offered a rare update on his youngest son in November 2024 — sharing his latest hobby. You have successfully subscribed.



By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News “My youngest is learning the drums,” William said during an event at the time. “That’s why I spend my entire life with my fingers in my ears.” Keep scrolling to look through the sweetest photos of Prince Louis: Credit: Getty Images; The Princess of Wales Prince Louis Through the Years: Photos of Prince William and Kate Middleton's 3rd Child Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton welcomed their third child, Prince Louis , on April 23, 2018.

The couple has been giving royal watchers a glimpse at their son since his first public appearance when Kate stepped foot outside of the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital in London. As he’s grown up in the spotlight, Louis has become quite the scene-stealer at royal events, often making funny faces for the camera.

William even offered a rare update on his youngest son in November 2024 — sharing his latest hobby. “My youngest is learning the drums,” William said during an event at the time. “That’s why I spend my entire life with my fingers in my ears.

”Keep scrolling to look through the sweetest photos of Prince Louis: Credit: Karwai Tang/WireImage.com Welcome to the World “The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs. The baby weighs 8lbs 7oz.

,” Kensington Palace tweeted following his birth. “The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well.

” The proud parents took the newest addition to their royal family home just hours after his birth. Credit: Kensington Palace First Look The duke and duchess released the first photo of their beloved little one on May 5. In the sweet images, he was wide-eyed and awake, wearing the classic all-white outfit.

Kensington Palace revealed at the time that the proud mama took the pictures herself. Credit: Kensington Palace Sibling Love The Duchess of Cambridge documented — and shared — intimate moments between Louis and his big sister, Princess Charlotte, just weeks after Kate gave birth. In the photos, the baby boy wore a hand-me-down white knitted sweater and pants, reminiscent of those that Charlotte wore in her one month photoshoot.

Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages.com A Day to Remember Prince Louis may have slept through his grand entrance at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, where he was baptized in July 2018, but he looked adorable snoozing away in his mom’s arms. Credit: Matt Porteous/WPA-Pool/MEGA That Smile! As it turns out, Prince Louis didn't sleep throughout his entire christening ceremony in July 2018.

"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released an additional photograph taken following the christening of Prince Louis," Kensington Palace shared in a statement. "The Duke and Duchess hope that everyone enjoys this lovely photograph of Prince Louis as much as they do." Credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.

com Christmas Cutie Kate and William’s youngest was all smiles in the family’s 2018 Christmas card photo. Credit: HRH The Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images Officially 1 Duchess Kate photographed her son in honor of his 1st birthday in April 2019. The young prince was all smiles while sporting a red sweater in two of the photos.

Credit: HRH The Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images Animal Kingdom Louis looked adorable in a blue dog sweater in another birthday portrait, released in April 2019. Credit: MEGA Helping Hand Louis sat on a rope swing with his dad’s help at the Chelsea Flower Show garden his mom designed in May 2019. Credit: MEGA On the Move The little one carried a stick while his siblings played on rocks behind him.

Credit: MEGA Mama’s Boy Kate knelt beside her son as he explored. Credit: Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage Darling Debut For the first time, the little one watched the Trooping the Colour parade with his family on the Buckingham Palace balcony in June 2019 wearing an outfit just like the one Prince Harry wore in 1986. Credit: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images I Spy Louis and Princess Charlotte watched the crowd from behind the glass.

Credit: James Whatling / MEGA On the Move Louis showed off his walking skills at a July 2019 charity polo match . Credit: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Window Seat Louis looked nervous arriving at the queen's annual Christmas lunch in December 2019. Credit: The Duchess of Cambridge/Shutterstock Spreading the Love William and Kate’s youngest got a kiss on the cheek from his dad in an adorable December 2019 photo , taken by the Duchess of Cambridge herself.

Credit: Courtesy Kensington Royal/Instagram Leading By Example Louis looked to each of his older siblings while clapping for first responders amid the coronavirus spread in a March 2020 video. Credit: Courtesy of Duchess Kate/Kensington Royal/Instagram Rainbow Louis showed off his painted hands during his April 2020 birthday photo shoot . Credit: Courtesy of Duchess Kate/Kensington Royal/Instagram So Excited The little one wore a button-down shirt in the photos.

Credit: Courtesy of Duchess Kate/Kensington Royal/Instagram All Smiles Louis grinned at his mom, who snapped the shots. Credit: The Duchess of Cambridge/Shutterstock Birthday Boy He held his rainbow hands up for Kate to see. Credit: Courtesy of Duchess Kate/Kensington Royal/Twitter Royal Mess The birthday boy touched his cheeks with his painted hands.

Credit: Courtesy of Duchess Kate/clarencehouse/Instagram Grandpa’s Little Guy Charles hugged his grandson in an April 2020 birthday tribute via Instagram. Credit: BBC Round of Applause Louis clapped from in his mom’s arms in April 2020 while supporting frontline workers. Credit: Courtesy Kensington Palace/Instagram Pile On Louis, Charlotte and George wrestled their dad in a June 2020 photo taken by Kate in honor of Father's Day.

Credit: Courtesy katsroyalletters/Instagram; The Duchess of Cambridge/Shutterstock (inset) Just Like His Brother Louis looked like a spitting image of his eldest sibling, George, in an image posted to the fan account @katsroyalletters in August 2020. He was pictured smiling from ear to ear while wearing a checkered blue-collar shirt. The photo was sent as a card by Prince William and Duchess Kate to royal fans who sent birthday wished to the couple's youngest son.

"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appreciated your kind thought in writing to Prince Louis as you did on the occasion of his second birthday," read the message inside the card. "This was greatly appreciated by Their Royal Highnesses who send you their best wishes." The picture appeared to be from the same session photographed by his mom that was shared to mark Louis' 2nd birthday in April 2020.

Credit: Kensington Palace/Shutterstock Curious Kid Louis looked at the ancient shark tooth his older brother was gifted in September 2020. Credit: Courtesy of Kensington Royal/Instagram Speaking Up “What animal do you like?” Louis adorably asked natural historian David Attenborough in an October 2020 video. Credit: Matt Porteous/The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace/PA/WPA Pool Feeling Festive Louis laughed in his family’s December 2020 holiday card , looking just like his big brother.

Credit: Duchess of Cambridge HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Biking Boy In honor of Louis’ 3rd birthday , Kate shared a photo of her youngest son riding a bike “before he left for his first day of nursery." Credit: Courtesy of Will Warr/Kensington Royal/Instagram Giggling Guy Louis made his parents laugh in an April 2021 Instagram video for their 10th anniversary . Credit: Courtesy of Will Warr/Kensington Royal/Instagram On the Run Kate chased after her youngest son in the sweet footage.

Credit: Courtesy of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge/Twitter Sweet in Stripes Louis and his siblings posed with their parents for a Christmas card photo in December 2021 . Credit: The Duchess of Cambridge. Beach Baby William and Kate released the beachfront portrait of Louis in April 2022 in honor of his 4th birthday.

Credit: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock Too Loud While watching the flypast for the Platinum Jubilee, Louis ended up covering his ears to block the noise from the jets. Credit: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock A Christmas Run The youngest of William and Kate's children thought he was being left behind on Christmas Day while greeting people on the way to church. "Charlotte!" he called as he sprinted to catch up to his big sister.

According to the social media user who captured the footage, Louis was "running back to Dad & his brother and sister...

giving the security guards a heart attack in the process!!! 😂 #Sandringham." Credit: Millie Pilkington/The Prince and Princess of Wales/WPA-Pool/MEGA Wheeling Around Louis was pushed in a wheelbarrow by mom Princess Kate in his official 5th birthday portrait. Credit: The Princess of Wales Growing Up Louis was all smiles in his 6th birthday portrait, which was snapped by Princess Kate.

Credit: Josh Shinner Big Smiles Louis showed off his big smile — complete with two missing front teeth — while posing for his 7th birthday portrait. In order to view the gallery, please allow Manage Cookies.