A new photograph of Prince Louis and his mother the Duchess of Cambridge has been released to mark his christening.
The baby prince is pictured alert and with a wide open-mouth smile as he is held upright in Kate’s arms.
The informal shot comes from William and Kate’s private photographs of the family celebration, but they liked it so much they decided to release it.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released an additional photograph taken following the christening of Prince Louis.
The Duke and Duchess hope that everyone enjoys this lovely photograph of Prince Louis as much as they do.
? @mattporteous pic.twitter.com/Ix9CykzeBx
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 16, 2018
It was taken by Matt Porteous, chosen by the duke and duchess to to be their private photographer for the day, at Clarence House after Louis was baptised in The Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace last Monday.
It follows the release of four other images by their official photographer Matt Holyoak.
Standing behind them are the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, along with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with Meghan linking her hand through Harry’s arm.
In a big family photo, Kate and William are joined by their children, along with Harry and Meghan, Charles and Camilla, and the Middleton family including Kate’s sister Pippa Matthews and her husband James.
A final image shows Kate and Louis in the garden at Clarence House, with the mother-of-three looking down at the bright-eyed royal baby in her arms.
Mr Holyoak said: “I was truly honoured at being asked to take the official photographs at the christening of Prince Louis, and to witness at first hand such a happy event.
“I only hope I have captured some of that joy in my photographs.”
Louis was sound asleep as he was carried into the Chapel Royal by Kate for the christening ceremony which lasted 40 minutes.
After the ceremony, the baby prince looked content and wiggled his fingers as Kate gazed down and beamed at him as she held him in her arms.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released four official photographs to mark the christening of Prince Louis on Monday 9th July.
The photographs were taken by Matt Holyoak at Clarence House, following Prince Louis’s christening. pic.twitter.com/v6mN6QDgrr
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 15, 2018
With Prince George and Princess Charlotte joining their parents for Louis’s big day, it was the first time the Cambridges were seen together as a family of five.
Mr Porteous also took images of Prince George in 2016 to mark his third birthday, including one in which the youngster held an ice cream under the nose of family dog Lupo.
Celebrity photographer Mr Holyoak has worked with a host of stars and his photos have regularly been splashed on the covers of magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Shortlist and Dazed and Confused.
He photographed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as part of a series of portraits released to mark their 70th wedding anniversary.
