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Breaking: Kate Middleton Posts Prince Louis Birthday Photo After Scandal.
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princess Kate has released a new photo of Prince Louis to mark his sixth birthday on Tuesday.
The portrait was shared by Kensington Palace on social media and is the first she has released since becoming engulfed in a Photoshop controversy over a Mother’s Day portrait in March.
Prince William and Princess Kate’s youngest son, Prince Louis, is celebrating his sixth birthday on April 23, the occasion being marked on the royal couple’s social media with a new photograph.
The image, which was taken in Windsor earlier this week, shows the prince dressed in a check shirt smiling broadly at the camera and is captioned: “Happy 6th Birthday, Prince Louis! Thank you for all the kind wishes today. The Princess of It comes after royal fans, news outlets and commentators speculated that no image would be released after Kate faced backlash last month over photo editing.
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No reason for the edits, which were quickly identified online, was given.
The backlash came as Kate took time out of the public eye to recover from abdominal surgery and was followed by the announcement that she had been diagnosed with cancer.
The princess has won praise for her family photography over the years, with intimate portraits taken to mark her three children’s life milestones seen as a way to balance public interest and family privacy.
After Kate was criticized for her Mother’s Day photo editing, which led picture agencies to issue “kill” notices warning news outlets to no longer publish the portrait, speculation circulated as to whether it would bring an end to her days as a family photographer.