Princess Charlotte Plays Cricket and Cuddles Family Dogs in Rare New Birthday Video Shared by Kate Middleton and Prince William
Princess Charlotte Plays Cricket and Cuddles Family Dogs in Rare New Birthday Video Shared by Kate Middleton and Prince William
Desiree AnelloSat, May 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM UTC
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Princess CharlotteCredit: The Prince and Princess of Wales/Instagram (2) -
Kate Middleton and Prince William shared a video of their daughter, Princess Charlotte, to celebrate her 11th birthday on May 2
In it, Charlotte can be seen playing on a beach and petting the family's two cocker spaniels
Charlotte is the middle child of the Prince and Princess of Wales' three children
Princess Charlotte is heading into a new year.
On Saturday, May 2, Kate Middleton and Prince William's only daughter celebrated her 11th birthday.
To mark the occasion, Kate, 44, and William, 43, shared a new video of Princess Charlotte on Instagram, thanking well-wishers for their messages.
“Thank you for the lovely birthday messages for Princess Charlotte,” they wrote alongside a video featuring clips of their daughter. “11 today!”
Set to calming background music, the video showed Charlotte petting the family's two cocker spaniels, Orla and Otto, as they affectionately looked up at her.
Princess Charlotte could then be seen cuddling one of the dogs on a boat.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales' daughter was also seen writing a message with seashells at the beach, as well as running barefoot and playing cricket in the sand, in the footage shared.
Charlotte is the middle child of the royal couple's three children. Prince William and Princess Kate are also parents to sons Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, 8.
Princess Charlotte of Wales smiles in a new portrait shared to mark her 11th birthdayCredit: princeandprincessofwales/Instagram
In a prior post celebrating Charlotte's birthday, William and Kate shared a new portrait of their daughter, taken by photographer Matt Porteous.
In it, Charlotte can be seen surrounded by flowers while standing in a field.
"Wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday! 🎂," Prince William and Princess Kate captioned the Instagram post.
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