Prince Louis looks so grown up in his new birthday snap taken by Kate Middleton

It’s official, Kate Middleton really is a Duchess-can-do. When she’s not supporting the charities close to her heart, she’s juggling motherhood and flying the flag for the Royal Family, as well as taking snaps whenever and wherever she goes.

In fact, photography is one of her biggest hobbies and after studying History of Art at St Andrews (where she met her husband-to-be, Prince William) Kate started picking up a camera - although has always remained adamant that she’s an amateur and not a professional. Of course, joining one of most photographed families in the world, working with photographers was another part of the job, one that usually entailed stiff, posed portraits taken by professionals. That was until Kate decided to try something new.

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Back in 2015, after the birth of Princess Charlotte, Kate took some home snaps of her new addition which were released on social media and it soon became clear that she had an innate act for taking natural photographs. Kate’s continued to share some of her sweet family photos ever since, whether it’s Prince George’s first day at school or, most recently, Prince Louis' third birthday, the photos are a glimpse into their private world, one that goes through all the same milestones of our own.

The latest snap released by Kate and William to celebrate Prince Louis' third birthday was taken at Kensington Palace just before before Louis set off for Willcocks Nursery School, a stone's throw from palace gates, for the first time on Wednesday. It's the same nursery that was attended by his older sister Princess Charlotte.

Royal cutie Louis looks adorable, smartly dressed (well, we'd expect nothing less) in shorts, a shirt and a jumper, sitting on top of a Frog bicycle (no stabilisers!) with a rucksack on his back.

The cunning move not only makes the Cambridges seem more relatable (Prince Louis riding a bike with velcro trainers like any other three year-old, for example, or the kids wearing clothes from TU or Mango), it also allows Kate and William to be in complete control of what they share. There is always going to be public interest in their family so they’re feeding the appetite in a way that serves them best and the photos are always adorable because it’s their mum Kate behind the lens, not another stranger.

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Kate Middleton’s photography skills haven’t gone unnoticed by the professionals too. She’s been a patron of the National Portrait Gallery since 2012 and her iconic snaps have even landed her an honorary membership in the Royal Photographic Society.

So, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite photos taken by Kate Middleton over the years for you to coo over.