Kate Middleton Celebrates Prince William’s 42nd Birthday with Heartwarming Family Photo
Prince William is feeling the birthday love. On Friday, Kate Middleton took to social media to wish the future King a happy 42nd birthday.
The Princess of Wales, 42, shared a sweet action shot of William jumping in the sand with the pair’s three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Happy birthday Papa, we all love you so much! Cx pic.twitter.com/NROqRbt4rs
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) June 21, 2024
“Happy birthday Papa, we all love you so much! Cx,” she captioned the snap, shared on X.
Elsewhere, King Charles also shared a special birthday tribute for his son.
“Happy Birthday to The Prince of Wales! ,” the monarch, 75, wrote on X alongside a photo of himself holding baby William.
Happy Birthday to The Prince of Wales! 🎉
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 21, 2024
📷 @RCT pic.twitter.com/IEWU8ZeycE
William’s birthday celebrations come just one day after he traveled to Germany to watch England’s national soccer team take on Denmark in the Euro 2024.
The heir to the throne, who serves as the president of the Football Association, snapped a photo alongside Denmark’s King Frederik X ahead of the 1-1 draw on Thursday.
“May the best team win #ENGDEN #EUROS2024,” William captioned the pic, shared on X.
May the best team win 🇩🇰🏴⚽#ENGDEN #EUROS2024 pic.twitter.com/T38P53rQyu
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) June 20, 2024
On Wednesday, William attended the Royal Ascot with several members of the royal family, including his cousins Zara Tindall, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
While Princess Catherine wasn’t at the event, her parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, were in attendance.
The duo were seen chatting to William, and at one point, the Prince helped his 69-year-old mother-in-law when her heel got stuck in the grass.
He helped her hand as she put her shoe back on, and they laughed about the snafu.
This week’s events came hot on the heels of Saturday’s Trooping the Colour ceremony, which saw the Princess of Wales make her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis.
The mom of three, 42, delighted fans by appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony alongside her husband and father-in-law King Charles to watch the traditional military flypast with her three children.
After the Red Arrows shot past the palace, spraying the colors of the Union Jack flag behind them, Middleton and her family waved to the crowd below.
William has faced a challenging 2024 so far after his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
After taking some time away from public-facing duties to be with his cancer-stricken wife, William recently returned to the spotlight by taking on an extra workload.
