While fans of the Royals are waiting for Meghan and Harry's baby, William and Kate have now released new photos of their son Prince Louis - just in time for his first birthday.

Two of the three photos show Louis laughing in a forest landscape, on his sweater apparently traces of moss. In the third photo, the number five in the line of succession poses a little more seriously - in a pullover with dog motif.

Waiting for great-grandson number eight

The three photos were taken by Duchess Kate in April at the family home in Norfolk, Kensington Palace said. The planned birthday party meant only that she was private. However, Louis' father, Prince William, has yet to leave for a trip to New Zealand, a spokeswoman said.

Louis has a three-year-old sister, Charlotte, and a five-year-old brother, George. He is the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, who turned 93 on Sunday. Louis has been kept away from the public for the most part since his birth.

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The photos shorten the waiting time for further baby content: at the end of April or beginning of May, the birth of the baby of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan is expected. The latter was missing on Easter Sunday at the traditional church of the Royals in the St. George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Her baby becomes the Queen's eighth grandchild.