Prince Louis' birthday picture sparks fan frenzy as they spot sweet nod to Prince George

Prince Louis' new birthday portrait appears to bare a sweet nod to his big brother, Prince George.

By Lauren Welch, Royal Reporter based in London

Prince Louis in his birthday photo

Prince Louis is wearing Prince George's hand-me-down shirt (Image: Kensington Palace/The Princess of Wales)

Prince Louis' birthday picture has sparked a major frenzy as royal fans spot a sweet nod to his brother, Prince George.

The Prince and Princess of Wales's youngest son celebrated his sixth birthday yesterday, April 23.

Although many fans believed that they may miss out on a new photograph of the young royal, Kate and William released an adorable new picture of their cheeky youngster on their social media platforms on Wednesday.

The sweet image shows Louis beaming at the camera while lying on a blanket outdoors and, keeping in with recent tradition, was captured by his mum.

Although the day was all about the mischievous six-year-old, fans couldn't help but notice a sweet nod to his big brother in the new picture.

After some speculation, it has now been confirmed by the Daily Mail that Louis's checkered shirt is a hand-me-down from 10-year-old George.

Louis, who is currently third in line to the British throne, is wearing the Thomas Brown Camel Check Oliver Shirt.

George was spotted wearing the shirt in a sweet family photograph, taken in 2022, of the late Queen surrounded by some of her great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren.

After confirming that Princess of Wales is keen on recycling her two sons' clothes, many fans praised the mother-of-three's decision.

the late queen with some of her grandchildren

The late Queen pictured with some of her great-grandchildren and two grandchildren (Image: Kensington Palace/Princess of Wales)

Taking to replying to a post on X by @remisagoodboy, one fan commented: "I love that Catherine does this. Keeping the tradition of hand me downs [blue-heart emoji]."

Another fan commented: "Normal family tradition! Hand-me-downs."

A third fan also wrote: "How lovely it would be if George had it handed down to him by William [red-heart emoji]."

Praising both Kate and William, another fan commented: "Way to go William and Catherine, I grew up in hand me downs."

prince louis with his mum Kate in 2022

Prince Louis celebrated his sixth birthday on Tuesday (Image: GETTY)

Prince Louis Arthur Charles was born at the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London on April 23, 2018.

At the time of his birth, a statement from Kensington Palace read: "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 1101hrs."

Princess Charlotte - the Prince and Princess of Wales's only daughter - is set to celebrate her ninth birthday next week.

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