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Prince Louis of Wales

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Prince Louis
Prince Louis in 2024
BornPrince Louis of Cambridge
(2018-04-23)23 April 2018(age 6)
St Mary's Hospital, London,England
Names
Louis Arthur Charles[a]
HouseWindsor
FatherWilliam, Prince of Wales
MotherCatherine Middleton
Royal family of
the United Kingdomand the
otherCommonwealth realms
Badge of the House of Windsor

Prince Louis of Wales(/ˈluːi/LOO-ee;[1]Louis Arthur Charles; born 23 April 2018) is a member of theBritish royal family.He is the third and youngest child ofWilliam, Prince of Wales,andCatherine, Princess of Wales.A grandson ofCharles III,he is fourth in the line ofsuccession to the British throne.

Infancy[edit]

Prince Louis was born at 11:01BSTon 23 April 2018 inSt Mary's Hospital, London,during the reign of his paternal great-grandmotherElizabeth II,as the third child and second son ofPrince WilliamandCatherine,then known as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.[2][3][4]His birth was marked bygun salutesand bell ringings.[5]On 27 April, his name was announced as Louis Arthur Charles,[6]honouring his paternal grandfather,Charles, Prince of Wales(later King Charles III), and his 3rd-great-uncleLouis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma.[7]Louis waschristenedon 9 July by thearchbishop of Canterbury,Justin Welby,in theChapel RoyalatSt James's Palace.[8]

Upbringing[edit]

Louis and his family lived atKensington PalaceandAnmer Hallduring his early childhood.[9]He made hisTrooping the Colourdebut in 2019.[10]He started at Willcocks Nursery School near Kensington Palace in April 2021.[9]

The family relocated toAdelaide CottageinWindsor Home Parkin 2022,[11]after which he started attendingLambrook,an independentpreparatory schoolinBerkshire,along with his older siblings,Prince GeorgeandPrincess Charlotte.[12][13]

Louis also accompanied his siblings and parents forElizabeth II's Platinum Jubileecelebrations.[14]Elizabeth II diedon 8 September 2022 and Louis's grandfather became king. Accordingly, Louis became fourth in line to the throne.[15][16]He accompanied his parents and elder siblings tohis grandfather's coronationon 6 May 2023.[17]

Title and style[edit]

Louis is aBritish princewith the officialstyleand title "His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Wales".[18]Before his father was createdPrince of Waleson 9 September 2022, Louis was styled "His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge".[19]

Succession[edit]

Louis is fourth in theline of succession to the British throne,behind his father and two elder siblings, George and Charlotte.[2]Following the implementation of thePerth Agreement,which replacedmale-preference primogeniturewithabsolute primogeniture,he is the first British prince to be ranked behind an elder sister in the line of succession.[20]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^As a member of the royal family entitled to be calledHis Royal Highness,Louis does not usually use a family name. But when one is needed, it isMountbatten-Windsor.

References[edit]

  1. ^"Royal baby named Prince Louis".BBC News.27 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 27 April 2018.Retrieved27 April2018.Lou-ee not Lou-iss
  2. ^ab"Duchess gives birth to baby boy".BBC News.23 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 20 June 2018.Retrieved23 April2018.
  3. ^"Prince Louis".The Royal Family.London:Buckingham Palace.May 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 28 May 2018.Retrieved28 May2018.
  4. ^"Royal baby: Duke and duchess show off new son".BBC News.23 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 20 June 2018.Retrieved29 May2018.
  5. ^"Royal baby: Prince Charles feels 'great joy' for new grandson".BBC News.24 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 24 April 2018.Retrieved7 May2019.
  6. ^Davies, Caroline (27 April 2018)."Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby son Louis".The Guardian.Archivedfrom the original on 27 April 2018.Retrieved27 April2018.
  7. ^Furness, Hannah; Boyle, Danny (27 April 2018)."Prince Louis Arthur Charles: New royal baby name announced by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge".The Telegraph.Archivedfrom the original on 12 August 2019.Retrieved27 April2018.
  8. ^"Prince Louis to be baptised on 9 July".BBC News.20 June 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 19 January 2021.Retrieved20 June2018.
  9. ^ab"Prince Louis: New birthday photograph as he starts nursery".BBC News.22 April 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 22 April 2021.Retrieved22 April2021.
  10. ^"Prince Louis makes waves at parade".BBC News.8 June 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 28 April 2021.Retrieved2 January2021.
  11. ^Duboff, Josh."Kate Middleton and Prince William are officially moving to London this fall".Vanity Fair.Archivedfrom the original on 24 September 2021.Retrieved31 May2021.
  12. ^Elston, Laura (22 August 2022)."Lambrook: Inside George, Charlotte and Louis' new £7,000-per term school".Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2022.Retrieved22 August2022.
  13. ^Haq, Sana Noor (8 September 2022)."Royal children George, Charlotte and Louis arrive for first day at new school".CNN.Archivedfrom the original on 8 September 2022.Retrieved8 August2022.
  14. ^"Queen's Jubilee: Times Prince Louis stole the show".BBC News.2 June 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 2 June 2022.Retrieved3 June2022.
  15. ^"Royal family tree: William confirmed as Prince of Wales".BBC News.9 September 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 10 September 2022.Retrieved10 September2022.
  16. ^"Queen Elizabeth II has died".BBC News.8 September 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 8 September 2022.Retrieved9 September2022.
  17. ^Petit, Stephanie; Andaloro, Angela (6 May 2023)."Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis arrive at grandfather King Charles' coronation".People.Archivedfrom the original on 6 May 2023.Retrieved6 May2023.
  18. ^LeGardye, Quinci (10 September 2022)."Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis receive new titles".Harpers Bazaar.Archivedfrom the original on 10 September 2022.Retrieved12 September2022.
  19. ^"Royal baby named Prince Louis".BBC News.27 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 13 June 2018.Retrieved21 July2018.
  20. ^"Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to new prince".BBC News.23 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 23 April 2018.Retrieved23 April2018.

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