Adorable photos of Princess Charlotte released for her fourth birthday

Lifestyle Team
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RETRANSMISSION - corrects day of birthday to Thursday. EMBARGOED UNTIL 2230 BST WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2019. Copyright: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. NEWS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO MERCHANDISING, ADVERTISING, SOUVENIRS, MEMORABILIA or COLOURABLY SIMILAR. NOT FOR USE AFTER 31 DECEMBER, 2019, WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION FROM KENSINGTON PALACE. This photograph is provided to you strictly on condition that you will make no charge for the supply, release or publication of it and that these conditions and restrictions will apply (and that you will pass these on) to any organisation to whom you supply it. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photographs (including by way of example only) any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-news editorial use. The photographs must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form and must include all of the individuals in the photograph when published. All other requests for use should be directed to the Press Office at Kensington Palace in writing. MANDATORY CREDIT: The Duchess of Cambridge. Undated handout photo of Princess Charlotte taken by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, at Kensington Palace in April, to mark her fourth birthday on Thursday.. Issue date: Wednesday May 1, 2019. See PA story ROYAL Charlotte. Photo credit should read: Duchess of Cambridge
The photos were once again taken in the garden of the family's Norfolk home. Photo: AAP

Princess Charlotte looks all grown-up in a trio of photos released to celebrate her fourth birthday.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, once again went behind the lens to capture three shots of her daughter, taken in April at Kensington Palace and at their Norfolk home Anmer Hall.

The last official photos taken of Charlotte were for the Cambridges’ Christmas card and the little princess looks like she’s grown even taller since then.

Charlotte smiles at the camera as she confidently sits on a fence within the grounds of her parents’ Norfolk abode.

RETRANSMISSION - corrects day of birthday to Thursday. EMBARGOED UNTIL 2230 BST WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2019. Copyright: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. NEWS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO MERCHANDISING, ADVERTISING, SOUVENIRS, MEMORABILIA or COLOURABLY SIMILAR. NOT FOR USE AFTER 31 DECEMBER, 2019, WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION FROM KENSINGTON PALACE. This photograph is provided to you strictly on condition that you will make no charge for the supply, release or publication of it and that these conditions and restrictions will apply (and that you will pass these on) to any organisation to whom you supply it. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photographs (including by way of example only) any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-news editorial use. The photographs must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form and must include all of the individuals in the photograph when published. All other requests for use should be directed to the Press Office at Kensington Palace in writing. MANDATORY CREDIT: The Duchess of Cambridge. Undated handout photo of Princess Charlotte taken by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, at their home in Norfolk in April, to mark her fourth birthday on Thursday.. Issue date: Wednesday May 1, 2019. See PA story ROYAL Charlotte. Photo credit should read: Duchess of Cambridge
Princess Charlotte in an image taken by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, at their home in Norfolk in April, to mark her fourth birthday. Photo: AAP

She wears a grey button-up cardigan over a blue, purple and cream tartan dress. It looks to be the same style as the Amaia Kids one she wore when the Cambridges had a family day out with the Tindalls, at the Burnham horse trials in Norfolk during the Easter holidays.

In another shot, taken in the same sitting, Charlotte grins as she holds out a daffodil for her mum.

While she always wore a bow in her hair as a toddler, Charlotte’s hair is swept back in a neat ponytail as she plays outside.

In the third image taken within the grounds of their London residence Kensington Palace, the birthday girl poses for mum Kate, looking straight at the camera, with her hands on her knees.

RETRANSMISSION - corrects day of birthday to Thursday. EMBARGOED UNTIL 2230 BST WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2019. Copyright: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. NEWS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO MERCHANDISING, ADVERTISING, SOUVENIRS, MEMORABILIA or COLOURABLY SIMILAR. NOT FOR USE AFTER 31 DECEMBER, 2019, WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION FROM KENSINGTON PALACE. This photograph is provided to you strictly on condition that you will make no charge for the supply, release or publication of it and that these conditions and restrictions will apply (and that you will pass these on) to any organisation to whom you supply it. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photographs (including by way of example only) any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-news editorial use. The photographs must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form and must include all of the individuals in the photograph when published. All other requests for use should be directed to the Press Office at Kensington Palace in writing. MANDATORY CREDIT: The Duchess of Cambridge. Undated handout photo of Princess Charlotte taken by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, at their home in Norfolk in April, to mark her fourth birthday on Thursday.. Issue date: Wednesday May 1, 2019. See PA story ROYAL Charlotte. Photo credit should read: Duchess of Cambridge
The little princess looks completely grown up in the adorable shots. Photo: AAP

The Cambridges’ middle child has always seem more confident in public than her big brother George, five. She’s shown signs early on that she’s perfected her royal wave, as she made her way into the Lindo Wing with George and father William last April to meet her new baby brother Louis.

Kate has swapped Charlotte’s country casual attire for one of the youngster’s signature floral blue smock dresses with a peter pan collar.

She wears it with laceless navy blue pumps and a matching bow in her locks.

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born on May 2, 2015 at 08:34am at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington.

She currently attends Willcocks Nursery School and is due to start school in September.

Words by Danielle Stacey

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