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  "textContent": "Princess Charlotte turns 11 today, and the royals released a new snap to mark the special day (Picture: Prince and Princess of Wales)\n\nPrincess Charlotte celebrates her 11th birthday today, and the Royal Family released a sweet portrait of her to mark it.\n\nCharlotte, the middle child of Prince William and Kate Middleton, turned 11 today.\n\nThe Prince and Princess of Wales posted a new snap of their daughter on their official social media account.\n\nIt is captioned ‘wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday’ with a cake emoji.\n\nCharlotte is pictured with her long brown hair flowing over her shoulders as she stands smiling with flowers and trees around her.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nShe is dressed in a red and navy striped jumper and jeans, with blue nail varnish that matches her blue shirt collar.\n\nBirthday wishes have poured in from fans on social media on Charlotte’s day.\n\n> https://www.instagram.com/p/DX1Jn9_jSgN/?hl=en\n\nOne fan account said Charlotte is ‘so loved and I hope she will have a beautiful day.’\n\nThe birthday post said she is ‘always smiling’ and ‘seems to know the protocol very well.’\n\nThe only daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales was born exactly at 8.34am on May 2, 2015 at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London.\n\nHer full name – Charlotte Elizabeth Diana – is in homage to her late grandmother, Princess Diana, and great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.\n\nShe is a year and nine months younger than her older brother, Prince George, 12.\n\nKate and William shared a never-before-seen family snap last week to mark their wedding anniversary (Picture: Instagram@Kensingtonroyal)\n\nThe Wales family has also revealed a family member, a puppy named Otto.\n\nPrince and Princess of Wales shared a cute snap of the spaniel with a caption ‘Welcome to the familly Otto! 1 today.’\n\nOtto joins their other pet dog Orla, a black cocker spaniel.\n\n> Welcome to the family, Otto! 1 today 🥳 🎂 pic.twitter.com/kOOXV1rJW6\n>\n> — The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) May 1, 2026\n\nLast week, William and Kate shared a never-before-seen picture to mark their wedding anniversary.\n\nIt showed the beaming family lying on grass during their Easter holiday to Cornwall, with a caption ‘Celebrating 15 years of marriage.’\n\nCharlotte was pictured with her parents and brothers, Prince George and Prince Louis, at the Easter Matins service at Windsor Castle last month – the first time the family attended the tradition since Kate’s cancer diagnosis.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Royals release photo of Princess Charlotte on her 11th birthday"
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