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Prince & Princess of Wales

Princess Charlotte smiles with family pup Orla in seventh birthday snaps

Princess Charlotte is seen smiling alongside the Cambridge family’s black cocker spaniel, Orla, in her seventh birthday photos.

Kensington Palace revealed three new images of the birthday girl that were taken this weekend at the family’s Amner Hall home in Norfolk. As she has done on many occasions before, the Duchess of Cambridge took the photographs released for her daughter’s birthday.

Photo: The Duchess of Cambridge

Princess Charlotte is seen smiling into the camera while holding flowers in the photos outside Amner Hall.

The Cambridges have had Orla for around two years before the death of their beloved cocker spaniel, Lupo, in November 2020. They received Orla from the Duchess of Cambridge’s younger brother, James. The dog’s name had remained a secret, but the Daily Mail revealed her name with Charlotte’s birthday snaps.

Photo: The Duchess of Cambridge

Princess Charlotte currently attends Thomas’s Battersea in London alongside her older brother, Prince George.

Charlotte, who is fourth in the line of succession, is known to love ballet and be more outgoing than her older brother. Alongside George, the pair have been attending more engagements with their parents as they have gotten older, with Charlotte proving to be every inch the little professional.

All three Cambridge children, George, Charlotte and younger brother Prince Louis, are expected to be present during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for The Queen in June.

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Brittani is from Tennessee, USA. She is a political scientist and historian after graduating with a degree in the topics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2014. She also holds a master's degree from Northeastern University. She enjoys reading and researching all things regarding the royals of the world. She's been researching, reading, and writing on royalty for over a decade. She became Europe Editor in October 2016, and then Deputy Editor in January 2019, and has been featured on several podcasts, radio shows, news broadcasts and websites including Global News Canada, ABC News Australia, WION India and BBC World News.