Prince Louis missing two front teeth in new photo released to mark birthday

Kensington Palace has released a new photograph of Prince Louis to mark his seventh birthday.

Louis is pictured sitting on a tree trunk, smiling and missing his two front teeth, in the image released on the Prince and Princess of Wales's social media accounts. The photograph was accompanied by the message: "Wishing Prince Louis a very Happy 7th Birthday!" The young prince is dressed in an open-necked checked shirt, dark green jumper and blue jeans, with the woodland backdrop showing a carpet of bluebells.

Later on Wednesday, the palace published behind the scenes footage of the photoshoot on its social media accounts. Louis is seen posing for the camera in the sunshine and playfully running up close to the lens.

The prince points as he says: "I can jump down from here" before walking along and making a large jump off a log. The palace said the video, set to music and filmed in the style of an archive home movie, was shot by its in-house social media team.

The photo was taken earlier this month in Norfolk by Yorkshire-born photographer Josh Shinner. It is not the first time he has photographed the young royal.

He also took a black and white image of William, Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis as the family's official Christmas card photo in December 2023. Read more from Sky News:What are the chances of a British pope?How accurate is the movie Conclave?Government borrows almost £15bn more than expected The Royal Family's own X account also posted the new image of the young royal with a message, saying: "Happy Birthday to Prince Louis!".

It was followed by balloon and celebrations emojis. The third and youngest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Louis is well known for his cheeky antics, from dancing at the Platinum Jubilee concert to pulling faces on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

He was born on St George's Day, 23 April in 2018, at the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, central London, weighing 8lb 7oz..