Princess Charlotte turns 9 and her parents celebrate with a photo

LONDON (CNN) — The Prince and Princess of Wales posted a photo Radiant Princess Charlotte To commemorate his ninth birthday.

The celebratory photo was posted on the couple's official social media accounts on Thursday with a note of thanks for “all kinds of news today”. This photo, credited to Kate, Princess of Wales, was taken in recent days in Windsor.

It's the second photo in as many weeks of the Welsh, who celebrated their youngest son Prince Louis' sixth birthday last week. Prince William and Princess Kate have made a habit of releasing portraits of their children every year to mark their birthdays.

The Prince and Princess of Wales released a photo of Princess Charlotte to mark her ninth birthday on Thursday, May 2. (Photo: CNN has not verified it. Princess of Wales).

This is the second case which has seen a change in the publication of a Welsh photograph. Earlier, Kensington Palace had sent the portrait to the media under embargo so that the magazine could prepare for its publication. After the hype is over A recent photo of Kate Mother's Day has been digitally transformed, and Palace's publishing process has been overhauled. The new photo has not been verified by CNN.

Kensington Palace appears to be taking back some of the controls and narrative by only posting on social accounts on that day, as any dishonesty or inauthenticity unleashes all sorts. Conspiracy theories As happened last time.

2024 is off to a rocky start for the British royal family. Kate has been away from public duties since Christmas and is currently receiving Cancer treatment.

Princess Charlotte was last seen in public during the British royal family's traditional Christmas Day walk to church at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. The nine-year-old was also spotted with her parents and siblings at her mother's annual Christmas carol concert at London's Westminster Abbey in early December.

Last week, during a visit to the West Midlands school, Charlotte's father, Prince William, shared his favorite joke with students at St. Michael's Church of England high school: a cow interrupting “knock knock” joke.

Duchess of Cambridge. (Photo: Getty Images).

Charlotte is third in line to the throne, behind her father and older brother Prince George. Although she is one of the youngest members of the family, her mother revealed in 2017 that she is “in charge”.

Royal fans will remember Charlotte's video at Queen Elizabeth's state funeral in 2022, in which she recalled bowing to her older brother George as he walked past her at Wellington Arch, seen earlier in the parade. Trooping the Color In London her little brother, Prince Louis, stops the crowd from giving her a very enthusiastic welcome as her carriage passes.

Last year, the little royal won hearts with her royal resemblance to her mother when they both attended the coronation of King Charles. For her grandfather's big day, Carlotta wore a miniature version of her mother's ivory silk dress and silver headpiece.

Charlotte was the first British princess not to be succeeded in the line of succession by a younger brother. That's because her grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, changed the rules Successor to the Crown Act 2013 So all royal children born after 2011 will have equal rights to the throne, regardless of their gender.

Two years later, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born on May 2, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in West London. The change means that Prince Louis did not lose his position in the line of succession after his birth in 2018.

CNN's Max Foster and Cat Nicholls contributed to this story.