--- description: A new picture of Princess Charlotte, the youngest of Prince William and Kate Middleton, was released on Monday to mark her second birthday title: Adorable New Photo of Princess Charlotte Released for Her Second Birthday image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb772072a5e66447a/6988cb55fb4eac02e1891c5e/princess-charlotte.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See an Adorable New Photo of Princess Charlotte Released for Her Second Birthday by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2017 11:40 AM CUT  Princess Charlotte is pictured at home in April in Norfolk, England. Princess Charlotte is pictured at home in April in Norfolk, England.The Duchess of Cambridge/Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 1, 2017 11:40 AM CUT A new picture of [Princess Charlotte](http://time.com/4618109/prince-george-princess-charlotte-christmas-candy/ "undefined"), the youngest child of Prince William and [Kate Middleton](http://motto.time.com/4711663/princess-kate-middleton-motherhood-huge-challenge/ "undefined"), was released on Monday ahead of her second birthday on Tuesday. The picture was taken by Kate close to the family home,[ Anmer Hall](http://time.com/4313571/princess-charlotte-first-birthday-new-photos/ "undefined"), in Norfolk, a county north of London, [BBC reports](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39769990 "undefined"). The young girl — who is named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana in tribute to her late grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales, and great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II — is pictured by hay bales while wearing a yellow knitted cardigan. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/858969414322049024) “Their royal highnesses would like to thank everyone for all of the lovely messages they have received, and hope that everyone enjoys this photograph of Princess Charlotte as much as they do,” Kensington Palace said in a statement on Twitter. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4761142/princess-charlotte-photo-second-birthday/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4761142/princess-charlotte-photo-second-birthday/"},"headline":"See an Adorable New Photo of Princess Charlotte Released for Her Second Birthday","datePublished":"2017-05-01T11:40:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:40:29.834Z","description":"She turns 2 on Tuesday","url":"https://time.com/4761142/princess-charlotte-photo-second-birthday/","keywords":["United Kingdom","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb772072a5e66447a/6988cb55fb4eac02e1891c5e/princess-charlotte.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb772072a5e66447a/6988cb55fb4eac02e1891c5e/princess-charlotte.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Princess Charlotte - Official Photograph Released","caption":"Princess Charlotte - Official Photograph Released","creditText":"The Duchess of Cambridge/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4761142/princess-charlotte-photo-second-birthday/","name":"See an Adorable New Photo of Princess Charlotte Released for Her Second Birthday"}}]}] ```