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Royal Fam Releases Birthday Pic of Princess Charlotte and She Looks Just Like Her Dad

These royal photos are coming at us fast and furious

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The royal family has been keeping us royal stans on our toes these past few weeks. We've gotten revealing glimpses at a number of the youngest family members—from Princess Lilibet in the garden with her mom, Meghan Markle, to Prince Louis goofing around on camera, to Prince Archie commenting on a koi pond. And now, we're getting a fresh look at Princess Charlotte on her tenth birthday.

Today, Prince William and Princess Catherine's only daughter, Charlotte, officially hit double digits. And in honor of the occasion, Kensington Palace posted a brand-new pic. I immediately noticed something super striking involving the photographer credit (more on that in a second)—and which parent she looks like.

The royal family captioned the post, "Happy 10th Birthday Princess Charlotte!" along with a white heart emoji.

There are quite a few notable elements to the post, including her camo outfit, her natural surroundings (perhaps a nod to her mom) and, of course, how grown up she looks.

One of the most surprising parts though? How much she looks like her father, Prince William. (They really do have identical smiles.) Even royal fans noted this in the comments. One comment read, "Happy Birthday Princess Charlotte! Looks just like her father," while another said, "Omigoodness her father’s daughter!"

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Also notable? The picture was taken by her mother, as noted in the caption. Royal fans like myself often peep the photo credit first as the name "Princess Catherine" frequently appears there. Take Prince Louis's sixth birthday portrait last year as an example.

The caption read, “Happy 6th birthday, Prince Louis. Thank you for all the kind wishes today.” And it noted that the photo was taken by Princess Catherine. Seeing her name in the photo credit line shouldn't be too big of a shock, as she is quite the photographer.

However, this year, for Louis's seventh birthday portrait, the photographer was credited as Josh Shinner and not the young royal's mother.

I'm just happy to get so many glimpses at the younger generation of royals (and to see that Catherine is back behind the camera).

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