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Princess Kate beams as she cradles Prince Louis in new Mother's Day portrait

The Princess of Wales is a doting mother to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

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Georgia Brown
Senior Lifestyle & Fashion Writer
Updated: March 19, 2023
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared two unseen photographs to mark Mother's Day in the UK.

Taking to Instagram to mark the special day on Sunday, the royals shared a series of stunning portraits captured by royal family photographer Matt Porteous - and Princess Kate looks glowing as ever in the heartwarming snaps beside her three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

The previously unreleased photographs are from a former photoshoot the Wales family took in Norfolk during the summer of last year.

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The Princess of Wales looked radiant beside her three children ©Matt Porteous

Princess Kate, 41, looks beautiful as ever in the snaps, wearing a pair of high-waisted skinny jeans and a crisp broderie anglaise blouse from M.i.h Jeans.

One photograph shows the royal up a tree with her children, while another shows Princess Kate beaming as she cradles her youngest son, Prince Louis.

Wearing her brunette locks down loose in tumbling curls and sporting minimal makeup, Kate looks the picture of happiness during the visit to their country home Anmer Hall in Norfolk.

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Princess Kate cradled her youngest son Prince Louis ©Matt Porteous

"Happy Mother’s Day from our family to yours," the Prince and Princess of Wales captioned their post, which was met with a flurry of joyous reactions from royal fans in the comments.

"Such lovely photos. Wishing a very Happy Mother's Day to the Princess of Wales," read one comment, as another fan penned: "Happy Mother's Day! I hope you have a lovely day with your beautiful family."

Princess Kate has previously been praised for her model parenting and down-to-earth approach to motherhood.

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The Princess of Wales is incredibly patient with her young children

Back in July during the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, four-year-old Prince Louis memorably dominated headlines with his cheeky behaviour, but Princess Kate's patient approach to his playful antics reigned supreme in the eyes of parenting experts. Remind yourself of Louis' best moments in the clip below... 

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Jo Frost, AKA Supernanny expressed at the time: "I'm impressed with how the Prince and Princess of Wales continue to be such impressive parenting role models to our modern parents today, they are open about their own struggles as parents and like all parents out there continue to strive to do their very best in raising their young.".

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