Royal Tradition on hold: The missing birthday portrait of Prince Louis amid family health crisis

This is undoubtedly a difficult period for the British royal family. Recall that King Charles III and Duchess Kate were admitted to the hospital at the beginning of the year for previously planned operations. Unfortunately, during their stay at the London clinic, both the British monarch and the wife of his elder son were diagnosed with cancer. In the king's case, the unfortunate news was revealed just after leaving the facility. Kate Middleton spoke about her health problems only at the end of March. The publication of the official statement was mainly delayed for the sake of the well-being of the Duchess and Duke of Wales's children.

Duchess Kate is currently not burdened with any obligations. The 42-year-old is focusing on treatment and spending time with her children. In difficult moments, she is supported by her husband, who, however, cannot afford to disappear from the public space completely. On the social media of the Duke and Duchess of Wales, the first reports on the heir to the British throne fulfilling daily duties are slowly starting to appear.

Despite the dark clouds looming over the British royal family, its members try to function as "normally" as possible. April 23rd is an ideal opportunity for the royals to forget about problems and spend carefree, family moments. On this day, the indispensable Prince Louis turned 6 years old. It was an unwritten tradition of Duchess Kate and Prince William to post an online birthday portrait of their son each year. As reported by Daily Mail, year after year, the couple provided the media with official photos of the birthday boy even a day before his birthday, so the pictures were ready for reprint. However, this time it did not happen.

At the time of this article's publication, the last post published on the official profile of the Duchess and Duke of Wales is a reel from April 18th showing William, who prepares and delivers hot meals to those in need. The video has garnered many wishes for Prince Louis. There were also posts where internet users expressed disappointment at breaking the tradition of publishing the celebrant's portrait.

"There's no new photo of Prince Louis, it's sad; Why didn't they publish a photo from Prince Louis's birthday as usual? They always did it even a day earlier; Best wishes for the beautiful Prince Louis," we read under the Instagram post.

Do you think the birthday photo will still appear online?