The Prince and Princess of Wales traditionally share new portraits of their children to mark their birthdays. Keen photographer Catherine always shares beautiful and relaxed portraits of George, Charlotte, and Louis with the public, providing insight into the family life of the Wales. Recently, Royal fans have been discussing how much the Royal children resemble their parents. George and Charlotte show how much they take after their father, Prince William, while it seems the youngest, Louis, bears a striking similarity to his closest relatives.

It’s evident that Louis shares some resemblance to his father—after all, he is William’s son. However, the likeness appeared even more uncanny when Louis was a baby, notably at his christening at six weeks old in Buckingham Palace, where he looked peaceful and serene, much like the sleeping Louis we see today. Now that Louis is older, he has developed darker hair and slightly different facial features than his father. That said, the young prince clearly inherited his cheeky attitude from William, who displayed similar playful antics when he was younger.

Fans have remarked on how George’s birthday picture at the seaside shows his resemblance to Prince William, and Charlotte has been described as a mirror image of her father, with the Duke sometimes confusing childhood photos of himself with her. Catherine recently shared a childhood photo of herself at a family Christmas, and it’s clear where Louis gets his adorable chubby cheeks. A close friend noted that Catherine has joked about being the odd one out in the family, claiming Louis is the only child who truly looks like her.

Catherine has acknowledged that her boys are growing up too fast, and she finds it sweet. She jokes that Louis resembles her the most, with traits like their eyes, hair, and that charming smile all passed down from the Middleton side. Even when not side by side, photos of Prince Louis convince Royal fans he resembles his grandfather, Michael Middleton, especially when he and his older siblings headed off for their first school day in September 2022. Fans have frequently noted Louis’s similarity to his grandpa, calling him Michael’s mini-me with those chubby cheeks and button nose.

Baby Louis also resembles baby George, but as he has grown into a toddler, he has developed darker hair and different facial features compared to George. While Louis looks quite similar to Charlotte at his age, it remains to be seen how this will evolve. He doesn’t closely resemble his Uncle Prince Harry, but at the 2023 Trooping the Colour, he wore an outfit almost identical to what a four-year-old Harry wore to the Beating Retreat military ceremony in 1989, prompting discussions of their shared characteristics.