Prince Louis turns 2: Palace releases adorable new pictures

Kensington Palace has offered up a rare glimpse of Prince Louis with a series of cute new photos in honour of his second birthday.

A series of new pictures of Prince Louis have been released by Kensington Palace in honour of his birthday.

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s youngest child turned two on Wednesday. To mark the occasion, they shared a set of images showing him with neatly combed hair and in a blue-and-white gingham shirt, playfully smiling at the camera.

In the pictures, Louis is seen flashing his hands, which are covered in a rainbow of paint colours.

The young royal turns 2 this week. Picture: The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace

He posed for a series of pictures earlier this month. Picture: The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace

The photos were taken by his mum. Picture: The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace

One of the images also features the young royal’s handprint in paint.

The set also featured a paint handprint by the prince. Picture: The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace

He looked like he had a whale of a time doing it. Picture: The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace

Providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the playful photoshoot, Kensington Palace followed up with a “Instagram Vs. Reality” tweet, depicting the tiny royal with his face covered in paint.

The Cambridges went on to thank the public for the birthday wishes.

Instagram Vs Reality

Thank you for your lovely messages on Prince Louis’s second birthday 🌈. pic.twitter.com/42IauvVpEB

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2020

The sweet pictures were taken earlier this month at Anmer Hall by the Duchess of Cambridge.

Louis’ birthday celebrations will likely be a low-key affair this year as the royal family – along with the rest of Britain – remains in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview with the BBC last week, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke frankly about being in isolation with their three children, with Kate admitting they had been through “ups and downs” during the lockdown period “like lots of other families”.

“It gets a bit hectic, I’m not going to lie.”