Prince William welcomes latest additions to royal family in rare birthday tribute

Kate Middleton is celebrating her hubby Prince William connected his 43rd birthday. 

In a uncommon and saccharine tribute, the Princess of Wales shared a never-before-seen photograph of Prince William, arsenic helium affectionately posed with the newest additions to their royal household – 4 adorable puppies calved to Orla, the couple's beloved achromatic cocker spaniel. 

"Happy birthday! Love C, G, C, L, Orla and the puppies!", the societal media caption work with a paw people emoji, arsenic the Prince of Wales embraced the four-legged friends. 

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Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales be the Order of the Garter work astatine St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, June 16, 2025. (Getty Images)

The affectionate day station was signed by Princess Catherine of Wales, 43, and their 3 children – Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.

Prince William is seen lovingly looking down astatine 1 of the puppies successful his thigh arsenic helium is dressed successful casual bluish denim jeans and a acheronian greenish buttoned-up collared shirt. 

In April, the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a heartwarming photograph of their pet, Orla, connected National Pet Day. 

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"Celebrating the animals who bring truthful overmuch joy, companionship and emotion to our lives," the caption work connected Instagram. A canine was seen posing successful the grass, looking disconnected to the broadside successful the saccharine photo. 

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Kate Middleton was each smiles making nationalist appearances conscionable days earlier she pulled retired of Royal Ascot. (Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Prince William's day tribute is simply a uncommon nationalist declaration of Kate's emotion and enactment for her husband. People magazine antecedently noted that the Prince and Princess of Wales don’t typically constitute idiosyncratic messages connected their societal media.

Princess Kate's day connection comes aft she unexpectedly pulled retired of a scheduled instrumentality to Royal Ascot, Fox News Digital confirmed earlier this week. 

The Princess of Wales was acceptable to look astatine the yearly equine racing lawsuit with her hubby connected June 18.

Prince William, Prince of Wales smiles arsenic helium attends time 2 of Royal Ascot. (Getty Images)

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The parent of 3 was said to beryllium disappointed not to beryllium there. However, the princess is inactive trying to find the close equilibrium arsenic she returns to nationalist engagements pursuing her crab treatment.

Princess Kate was primitively connected the carriage list. However, William was seated with his father, King Charles, and stepmother, Queen Camilla. Kate's mother, Carole Middleton, was pictured arriving astatine the racetrack.

Middleton announced past twelvemonth that she was "cancer free" aft completing chemotherapy treatments. (Will Warr)

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Last year, William attended Royal Ascot solo portion Kate was undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed signifier of cancer. His in-laws, Carole and Michael Middleton, were besides present.

In March 2024, Kate announced in a video she had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. The revelation came aft weeks of speculation astir her wellness and whereabouts. In January of that year, she was hospitalized for unspecified abdominal surgery.

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In September 2024, Kate announced she had finished her preventative chemotherapy, though she said her way to afloat betterment would beryllium agelong and that she would instrumentality it time by day. 

Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.