Prince Louis of Wales turned five years old on Sunday, April 23rd. For some reason, I always forget that he has an April birthday – it feels like he has a May birthday, alongside his sister Charlotte. Charlotte and Louis have the same sign, are Tauruses. Prince George is a Cancer (just on the cusp of Leo), and Prince William is a Gemini, just on the cusp of Cancer. Sorry for that zodiac conversation, I only just realized that both Charlotte and Louis fell under the sign of Taurus. There’s a lot going on in that family astrologically. Kate is a Capricorn. I’d love a deeper dive into how their signs play out within the family.

Anyway, to celebrate Louis’s birthday, Kensington Palace released new birthday portraits. Traditionally, the Princess of Wales takes her kids’ birthday photos herself and the pics are usually okay – Kate’s not a great photographer, but I don’t judge her for wanting to do her kids’ photos herself. This year, however, Kate hired photographer Millie Pilkington to do Louis’s photos. I looked at Pilkington’s Instagram – she mainly does portraits of kids and domestic settings. I’m surprised that Kate branched out like this – usually, if she hires a photographer, it’s one of the Rota photographers with some connection to her office. I wonder if she simply heard about Pilkington or looked through the woman’s Instagram.

I also find it strange that Kate is in one of Louis’s birthday photos. I wonder what that’s about? Why do we need to see her wiglet again?? I can f–king see it too. In any case, Louis looks cute. I’ve always thought that all three kids take after the Middleton side of the family more than the Windsor side, but Louis is the one who got Kate’s whole face.

Photos courtesy of Millie Pilkington for Kensington Palace.