At six years old, Prince Louis is the younger sibling of Prince George and Princess Charlotte as well as the youngest child of Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales.
The prince was born at 11:01 a.m. local time on April 23, 2018, six years ago. His full name is Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Wales.
Seven hours after his birth, William and Kate brought the infant prince—grandson of King Charles III—outside of London’s St. Mary’s Hospital for his first public appearance.
Since then, Louis has a history of stealing the show at royal gatherings.
When Louis stood animatedly by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 on the Buckingham Palace balcony in honor of her Platinum Jubilee, the nation took notice.
Later on at the jubilee’s Platinum Pageant, Louis’s display of facial expressions, waving and even at times screaming, prompted William and Kate to caption a video montage of the event, “We all had an incredible time, especially Louis…,” followed by an emoji of watchful eyes.
The next year, in 2023, Louis had his turn in the spotlight again at Charles’ coronation, where he was seen dancing, waving, and, at times, yawning.
Louis accomplished a royal first by attending his first royal engagement in early May, right after the coronation.
During the Big Help Out, an event to promote community service, the five-year-old was observed practicing archery and shoveling with Kate. William, George, and Charlotte all assisted in the renovation of a scout troop cabin.
The royal family isn’t celebrating Louis’ birthday this year since two of their relatives are battling cancer.
Kate, Louis’ mother, revealed in March that she had cancer and is receiving chemotherapy.
Just one month earlier, in February, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles was diagnosed with cancer and had begun treatment.
The palace has not specified Charles’ type of cancer, the stage of cancer, or the type of treatment.
Likewise, Kensington Palace has not shared details on the type of cancer Kate was diagnosed with. She said in a video message that the cancer was discovered in post-operative tests after her planned abdominal surgery in mid-January.
