Prince William Marks 44th Birthday With Charlotte Photo as Royals Celebrate Father's Day
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 21
Prince William Marks 44th Birthday With Charlotte Photo as Royals Celebrate Father's Day
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 21
Summary
A new Kensington Palace photo showed Prince William, 44, in Irish Guards uniform with Princess Charlotte, 11, marking both his birthday and Father's Day.
The image was taken in the Kensington Palace garden after last weekend's Trooping the Colour and carried a message from Catherine and their three children calling him "the best Papa in the World."
King Charles and Queen Camilla added birthday wishes on Instagram with a picture from last year's Earthshot Prize in Brazil, while Buckingham Palace posted a young Charles with Prince Philip for Father's Day.
The family messages came after William and Catherine attended Royal Ascot together for the first time since 2023, following Catherine's cancer diagnosis in early 2024 and subsequent chemotherapy treatment.
They also arrive ahead of an expected UK visit by Harry and Meghan with Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, a trip that could test signs of warmer ties within the royal family.