Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Prince of Wheels ..Louis at 3

Prince rides in style to start nursery

- BY LOUIE SMITH and NICOLA METHVEN louie.smith@mirror.co.uk @smith_louie

PRINCE Louis beams proudly on his balance bike as he sets off for his first day at pre-school.

Mum the Duchess of Cambridge took the snap as Louis headed to Willcocks Nursery School on Wednesday.

Louis, three today, is following sister Charlotte, five, by going to the school near Kensington Palace.

He had been expected to start at the £14,000-ayear nursery in

January, but lockdown is believed to have delayed his debut there.

Keen photograph­er

Kate’s pic of Louis on the

£190 Frog Tadpole balance bike is one of many she has released of her family.

A Palace spokeswoma­n said the Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge were

“delighted” to share the photograph.

Kate, 39, and

William, 38, spent their Christmas break at their

Norfolk home

Anmer Hall as usual but lockdown regulation­s prevented the family from returning to London until last month.

Their children George, seven, Charlotte, five, and Louis are third, fourth and fifth in line to the throne. George and Charlotte attend Thomas’s Battersea school in South West London, where Louis is likely to enrol in September 2022.

The BBC is to mark the 10th anniversar­y of Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton with a documentar­y featuring many of the people involved in their wedding. Contributo­rs will include former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, who married the pair, thenprime Minister David Cameron plus members of the public who camped out to see the first kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember airs on BBC1, April 30.

 ??  ?? ROYAL SMILE Birthday boy Louis in photograph taken by mum Kate
ROYAL SMILE Birthday boy Louis in photograph taken by mum Kate
 ??  ?? STREET SMART Louis looks class-ready in neat gear
GEORGE & CHARLOTTE’S 1ST DAY
Prince wrapped up for chilly January in 2016
DAD WILLS Also in shorts for first day in 1996
SNAPPER KATE The Duchess with camera
Princess gives camera a cute grin in 2018
STREET SMART Louis looks class-ready in neat gear GEORGE & CHARLOTTE’S 1ST DAY Prince wrapped up for chilly January in 2016 DAD WILLS Also in shorts for first day in 1996 SNAPPER KATE The Duchess with camera Princess gives camera a cute grin in 2018

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