{"id":89472,"date":"2026-05-03T06:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/princess-charlotte-looks-like-kate-middleton-in-new-video\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T06:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:59:07","slug":"princess-charlotte-looks-like-kate-middleton-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/princess-charlotte-looks-like-kate-middleton-in-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Charlotte Looks Like Kate Middleton in New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Princess Charlotte<\/strong> is the spitting image of her mom, <strong>Kate Middleton<\/strong>, in a new video released to commemorate her 11th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>The video shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales via Instagram on Saturday, May 2, showcases the young royal spending some quality time with her two cocker spaniels, Orla and Otto. Princess Charlotte is also seen writing out \u201cI \u2764\ufe0fU\u201d in seashells on a beach and pitching a ball overhand with some impressive speed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for the lovely birthday messages for Princess Charlotte, 11 today,\u201d the royal Instagram account wrote alongside the birthday video on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the celebratory video, <strong>Prince William<\/strong>\u00a0and Kate, 44, followed traditional royal protocol by sharing a new official portrait of their daughter for her birthday. (Last year, the then-10-year-old beamed while wearing a long-sleeve camouflage jacket in a photo shot and shared by her mother.)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wpcom-iframe-3991f14ac51acd177e58835fdb0a018e\" width=\"850\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.usmagazine.com\/protected-iframe\/3991f14ac51acd177e58835fdb0a018e\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"wpcom-protected-iframe\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Following her 10th birthday in 2025, multiple royal experts spoke exclusively to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> about Princess Charlotte showing maturity while stepping into life as a young royal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Her parents] have watched Charlotte grow into a smart, confident and funny girl who knows how to hold her own both in the spotlight and outside of it,\u201d royal watcher <strong>Sharon Carpenter<\/strong> told <em>Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Us<\/em> learned that the princess was excelling at Lambrook School in the Berkshire countryside, where she goes by Charlotte Cambridge. Royal commentator <strong>Amanda Matta<\/strong> revealed to <em>Us<\/em> that Charlotte is a budding baker outside of school and enjoys sports such as tennis, gymnastics, archery and \u201canything adventurous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s the boss of the family,\u201d a royal insider told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cCharlotte rules the roost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <em>Us<\/em> reported on how Prince and Princess of Wales have kept their family united despite Kate and <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>\u2019s cancer battles, the scandal involving <strong>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong>\u2019s connection to <strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong> and ongoing estrangement from <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> and <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4325536\" style=\"width: 768px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.28571428571%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4325536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Princess Charlotte Looks Like Kate Middleton in New Video\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Princess-Charlotte-Looks-Like-Kate-Middleton-in-New-Video-e1777768264485.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Princess Charlotte\u2019s 2026 birthday portrait.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Instagram \/ Prince and Princess of Wales<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWilliam and Kate have been through so much, but they always have each other\u2019s backs,\u201d a source told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cThey are incredibly connected.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Royal historian <strong>Marlene Koenig<\/strong> shared with <em>Us<\/em> that William, 43, has always been determined to avoid the pitfalls faced by his own parents with his marriage to Kate. (<strong>Princess Diana<\/strong> divorced then-Prince Charles in 1996 after 15 years of marriage. The princess died at age 36 in August 1997 in a car crash in Paris.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Duchess-Kate-and-Prince-William-Kids-Birthday-Portraits-Over-the-Years-promos.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Duchess Kate and Prince William Kids Birthday Portraits Over the Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Duchess-Kate-and-Prince-William-Kids-Birthday-Portraits-Over-the-Years-promos.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">See Prince William and Kate&#8217;s Kids&#8217; Birthday Portraits Over the Years<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPrincess Kate and Prince William have marked each of their children\u2019s birthdays over the years with new portraits. The sweet tradition began when their eldest son, Prince George, celebrated his first year in July 2014. The little one walked in the photo taken by John Stillwell, looking all grown up in Petit Bateau denim overalls, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDiana and Charles didn\u2019t have the real time to get to know each other,\u201d Koenig explained to <em>Us<\/em>. \u201c[William] was determined to allow his relationship with Kate to grow. It\u2019s a much more modern marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William and Kate share three children: sons Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, 8, and daughter Princess Charlotte. The royal couple tied the knot on April 29, 2011, at the historic Westminster Abbey in London, England.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess Charlotte is the spitting image of her mom, Kate Middleton, in a new video released to commemorate her 11th birthday. The video shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales via Instagram on Saturday, May 2, showcases the young royal spending some quality time with her two cocker spaniels, Orla and Otto. 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