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Privacy NoticePrince William has found a heart-warming way to honour his grandmother, the late Queen, during a special family celebration. In June 2023, an adorable photo of William with his three children was shared in honour of Father’s Day. The snapshot shows the future King grinning from ear-to-ear, with his youngest, Prince Louis, sweetly wrapping his arms around his dad’s shoulders. Prince George and Princess Charlotte are also seen on either side of their father, looking up at him with pure adoration. For the photoshoot, Prince William and his children coordinated in various shades of blue. William looked suave in a crisp powder blue shirt and a pair of blue chinos, while Prince George chose relaxed jeans and a check shirt.
The Father’s Day shot paid a heart-warming tribute to the late Queen
(Image: KENSINGTON PALACE/AFP via Getty)
Princess Charlotte donned a lovely blossom button-front dress by Rachel Riley, and Prince Louis looked cute as a button in a striped, blue shirt and a colourful blue Fair Isle knitted jumper. The picture-perfect moment was captured in the gardens of Frogmore House in Windsor – and the exact location chosen holds significant meaning. William and his children are seated inside the timber ‘Swiss Seat’, a Swiss cottage made out of silver birches in 1833 and renovated for the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The bench itself was gifted to the monarch in her honour and bears an inscription dedicated to her.
The Prince of Wales and Queen Elizabeth shared a deep bond
(Image: 2012 Getty Images)
The image was captured by Millie Pilkington, a trusted royal photographer who has taken several photos for the Waleses, including Prince Louis’ fifth birthday picture in a wheelbarrow and Princess Charlotte’s eighth birthday photo with pet dog Orla. Millie also had the honor of taking William and Kate’s wedding portraits. On her website, Millie wrote about the Father’s Day photo: “I’m so excited to share with you another portrait I have taken for the Prince and Princess of Wales: A father’s day portrait of Prince William with his children Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince William, taken on the Windsor Estate. As a portrait photographer with a passion for photographing children, I’m not sure the honour gets much better than this!”
The Father’s Day photograph for 2024 was slightly different
Millie continued, “I love how this portrait captures the love the children have for their father Prince William. With Prince Louis hugging his father’s neck in true joy, whilst Princess Charlotte and Prince George, with their hands on Prince William’s knees, and laughing adoringly up at him, you can see the adoration they have for their father, and the fun they have with him.” Millie explained: “I chose this location for this portrait, not just because of the lovely backdrop and light it offered, but also because of the inscription on the bench: Presented to HM The Queen on the occasion of her 90th birthday 21st April 2016. A mere 7 months on from her death on 8th September 2023, I thought it would be a wonderful way of adding another dimension to this portrait making it all the more meaningful for the Prince of Wales and his family.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince GeorgePrince LouisPrince WilliamPrincess CharlotteQueen Elizabeth IIWindsorRoyal FamilyKate Middleton
