Princess Charlotte
Princess Charlotte blossoms into a young lady: See the royal in photos
Dec. 1, 2015Updated May 1, 2025, 10:36 a.m. ET

Princess Charlotte of Wales and Britain's Prince George of Wales leave after attending the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England, on December 25, 2024.
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Prince George and Princess Charlotte during the Together At Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on December 6, 2024 in London, England. The Prince and Princess of Wales, along with other members of the Royal Family, attended the annual carol service.
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Princess Kate and daughter Princess Charlotte attentively watch the gentlemen's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon
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Princess Charlotte joins her family on the famed Buckingham Palace balcony for the Trooping the Colour parade on June 15, 2024, which marks King Charles III's birthday.
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Princess Charlotte and Prince George hold their mom Princess Kate's hand as they arrive to the "Together At Christmas" Carol Service" at Westminster Abbey in London on Dec. 8, 2023.
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The young princess and prince look to the Wimbledon courts as the trophy is presented to Carlos Alcaraz on July 16, 2023.
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The princess stains wood during the Big Help Out to do volunteer work on May 8, 2023, in honor of King Charles III's coronation.
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Princess Charlotte matches mom Princess Kate in a tiara and Alexander McQueen dress and cape in ivory silk crepe for King Charles' coronation on May 6, 2023.
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Princess Charlotte attends the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 9, 2023, in a playful blue floral dress and matching blue tights.
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Princess Charlotte leaves the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2022.
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Princess Charlotte dons a burgundy coat with navy blue tights while attending the Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church on Dec. 25, 2022.
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Princess Charlotte, right, and Prince George are seen during the "Together at Christmas" carol service at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 15, 2022.
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Princess Charlotte (second from left) joins her parents, now known as William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, along with brother Prince George for a Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 15, 2022, in London.
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Princess Charlotte of Wales is seen leaving Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 during the queen's funeral. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept. 8, 2022, and was succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.
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Princess Charlotte with her father Prince William arrive at Lambrook School, her new school in Berkshire near the Windsor Castle estate, on Sept. 7, 2022, the day before classes begin.
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Princess Charlotte, 7, joined her parents, Duchess Kate of Cambridge and Prince William, in a surprise appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, to watch swimming competitions and a hockey match on Aug. 2, 2022. In front of them were Prince William's uncle, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (R), and his wife, Countess Sophie of Wessex (C).
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Princess Charlotte was front and center on Buckingham Palace's balcony, with her parents and brothers, her grandfather Prince Charles and her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, at the conclusion of the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London on June 5, 2022.
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Princess Charlotte goofs around with her brother Prince Louis and her cousins, Mia Tindall (l) and Savannah Phillips (R), in the royal box during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on June 5, 2022 in London.
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Princess Charlotte peeks through a window at Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on June 5, 2022.
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Mother-daughter duo Duchess Kate and Princess Charlotte look nearly identical during the Platinum Jubilee Party at the Palace concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2022.
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Princess Charlotte took part in one of her first official royal engagements with her parents and brother when they visited Cardiff Castle in Wales as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, on June 4, 2022.
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Princess Charlotte holds a flower while her family visits Cardiff Castle in Wales on June 4, 2022, during Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, a celebration marking Charlotte's great-grandmother's 70 years on the throne.
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Princess Charlotte gives an animated reaction from the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Trooping the Colour parade on June 2, 2022.
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Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge ride in an open carriage with their mother, Duchess Kate of Cambridge, and their step-grandmother, Duchess Camilla of Cornwall.
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Duchess Kate introduces Princess Charlotte to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at the memorial service for the late Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey on March 29, 2022.
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Princess Charlotte arrives on the red carpet holding Duchess Kate's hand on Dec. 11. The royal family attended a special pantomime performance of The National Lottery's "Pantoland" at London's Palladium Theatre in London to thank key workers and their families for their efforts throughout the pandemic.
AARON CHOWN, POOL/AFP Via Getty ImagesPrince William, Duchess Kate of Cambridge, their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis clap for British healthcare workers at their country home in Norfolk, for the BBC Children In Need and Comic Relief ''Big Night In" TV special on April 23, 2020.
Chris Jackson, Getty ImagesPrincess Charlotte, wearing an Amaia bottle green coat, attempts a curtsy to her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, after Christmas service at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2019 in Norfolk.
Pool/Samir Hussein, WireImagePrincess Charlotte wore her new school uniform with aplomb: Navy skirt, white blouse with Peter Pan collar under a navy cardigan trimmed in scarlet and emblazoned with a scarlet unicorn logo, plus white socks and navy Mary Jane flats.
Aaron Chown/Pool/AFP Getty ImagesPrincess Charlotte donned a life jacket over her sun dress as she watched the sail boat races during the inaugural King's Cup charity regatta hosted by her parents on Aug. 8, 2019, off the Isle of Wight.
Karwai Tang/ WireImageThat's cheeky Princess Charlotte sticking out her tongue at the crowd as she and Duchess Kate gather for the awards ceremony following the inaugural King's Cup charity regatta on Aug. 8, 2019, in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Andrew Matthews/WPA Pool, Getty ImagesPrincess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince George, and and Duchess Kate of Cambridge at a charity polo match on July 10, 2019 in Wokingham, England.
Samir Hussein/WireImageDuchess Kate of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Trooping The Colour parade, on June 8, 2019 in London.
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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is a star who has her royal wave down to an art. And she's a veteran of bridesmaid duties, serving for the third time in 18 months at a family wedding, this one for cousin Princess Eugenie of York when she married Jack Brooksbank in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on Oct. 12, 2018.
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Princess Charlotte showed off her dance moves and sunglasses for her mum on June 10, 2018, at a charity polo match in in Gloucester.
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Duchess Kate and Princess Charlotte have a mum-daughter cuddle at the polo match.
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At age 3, Princess Charlotte is getting to be an old hand at royal ritual. She joined the entire royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the annual Trooping the Colour parade on June 9, 2018, standing in this picture with her parents, grandfather Prince Charles, great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, uncle Prince Harry and his bride, Duchess Meghan, and her young cousin, Savannah Phillips.
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Duchess Kate leans in to talk to Princess Charlotte and her young cousin, Savannah Phillips as they await the flypast on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour parade on June 9, 2018.
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Princess Charlotte was a little star as a bridesmaid at the wedding of uncle Prince Harry to the former Meghan Markle on May 19, 2018, at Windsor Castle.
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Princess Charlotte bestows a kiss on new baby brother Prince Louis of Cambridge in photo taken by their mother, Duchess Kate of Cambridge, at Kensington Palace, four days after his April 23, 2018, birth. The picture was released to honor Charlotte's 3rd birthday on May 2.
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Prince George looked a little nonplussed at the media mob but Princess Charlotte waved as the two royal children accompanied Prince William to St. Mary's Hospital to see Duchess Kate and their new brother, Prince Louis.
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Merry Christmas from the Cambridges. Prince William, Duchess Kate, Prince George and Princess Charlotte pose for the family 2017 Christmas card at Kensington Palace.
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Duchess Kate and Princess Charlotte explore a helicopter before departing from Hamburg airport on the last day of royal tour of Poland and Germany on July 21, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany.
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Charlotte clutched a bouquet like a princess when she arrived with her family on Day 3 of the royal tour in Berlin, July 19, 2017.
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Charlotte peered from her plane window as the Cambridge royal tour arrived for Day 3 of the royal tour, in Berlin.
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Duchess Kate held daughter Princess Charlotte when they arrived in Warsaw, Poland, on July 17, 2017, for the frist day of the Cambridge royal tour of Poland and German.
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Princess Charlotte and Prince George admire the jet flyover at the end of the Trooping the Colour parade in London on June 17, 2017.
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Princess Charlotte and Prince George peek out a window of Buckingham Palace before joining their royal relations on the balcony to watch the Trooping the Colour parade celebrating great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday, in London on June 17, 2017.
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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, who just turned 2, made her debut as a royal bridesmaid at her aunt Pippa Middleton's wedding on May 20, 2017, in Englefield, Engand. Her mother, Duchess Kate of Cambridge, spoke to her after the service, where Charlotte was one of the bridesmaids.
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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge in new picture taken by her mother, Duchess Kate, at their Norfolk country retreat to mark her 2nd birthday on May 2, 2017.
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Princess Charlotte pauses at door of St. Mary's Church in Englefield, where she accompanied her parents and brother Prince George to Christmas Day services, nearby to the Middleton family estate in Bucklebury, England.
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Princess Charlotte smiles as she and her family prepare to leave Victoria Harbour in to board a sea-plane on the final day of their royal tour of western Canada, on Oct.1, 2016 in Victoria, Canada.
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Charlotte delighted in the balloons at the children's party she and Prince George and her parents attended in Victoria on Sept. 29, 2016 during the family's royal tour of western Canada.
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In her mother's arms, Charlotte looked a little nonplussed at all the fuss when she arrived with her family in Victoria to start the Cambridge royal tour of western Canada on Sept. 24, 2016.
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Charlotte, at just over 1 year old, already has the royal wave down right.
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Happy birthday, Charlotte. Duchess Kate took pictures of her daughter to mark her 1st birthday, May 2, 2016. The pictures were taken at the Cambridge country home Anmer Hall in Norfolk.
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Princess Charlotte pushes her toy blocks across the lawn as her mother takes her photo ahead of her first birthday on May 2, 2016 at Anmer Hall in Norfolk.
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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge looks up on a chair.
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Princess Charlotte is already full of personality.
HRH THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE/HANDOUT, EPADuchess Kate, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William pose for pictures as they enjoy a short private break skiing in the French Alps in March of 2016.
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What happened to your shoe, Charlotte? For the Cambridge Christmas 2015 card, Kensington Palace released this picture Dec. 18, showing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte (with shoe fallen off) in late October at Kensington Palace in London.
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Charlotte's obvious delight with her stuffed Fuddlewuddle puppy delighted the world. Like brother Prince George, she's already a style setter in her baby pink cashmere cardigan, pink tights and floral dress with a white frilly collar.
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Pictures of Charlotte are few and far between, so even her newborn pictures are prized, even though newsborns mostly look alike, especially if they're covered in blankets and baby caps. These, by the way, were hand made in Spain and were a gift from the Cambridge nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo. Charlotte was born on May 2, 2015 at St Mary's Hospital in London, and left with her parents only hours later.
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Prince William is an old hand now at toting babies, having learned the ropes with Prince George two years before. Charlotte's name was announced two days after her birth, on May 4. She's the fourth-in-line to the British throne.
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The next time we got to see Charlotte was especially touching, in a double portrait with Prince George snapped by Kate at Anmer Hall in mid May a few weeks after her birth, and released on June 6, June 2015.
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George looks delighted to show off his little sister in these pictures.
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The next sighting of Charlotte was at her christening at the Sandringham church, on July 5, wearing the royal christening gown as George and scores of royal babies have done since the mid-19th century. Charlotte was mostly hidden in her fancy baby carriage but Kate took her out to carry her into the church for the ceremony.
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Some photographers got close enough to snap Charlotte in her pram as she left the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the royal Sandringham estate.
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Charlotte was mostly awake and happy as she was pushed in her pram from Sandringham House to the church for her christening, as well-wishers lined the path and photographers snapped away.
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