Catherine, Princess of Wales has shared a photograph of Prince William leaping over sand dunes with their three children to mark his 42nd birthday. The royal, 42, posted the never-before-seen picture of her husband playing with their kids Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, at the beach on Friday morning as she continues to largely stay out of the public eye as she receives preventative cancer treatment . She captioned the image, which was released on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Instagram account: “Happy birthday Papa, we all love you so much! C x.

” A post shared by The Prince and Princess of Wales (@princeandprincessofwales) The snap was taken by Catherine in Norfolk last month, with the backdrop of the image similar to the one in the royal’s Father’s Day photo in honour of her husbands that was shared on Sunday (16.06.24).

Catherine and William’s daughter Charlotte is on his right in the image, while Louis looks down while clutching his father’s hand – as a delighted George waves at the camera. The image prompted a flood of tributes to the Waleses in the comments section of their Instagram account. Elsewhere, the Royal Family’s social media earlier also wished the Prince a happy birthday with a throwback snap of the heir to the throne.

The black-and-white shot shows a young William with his father, King Charles, with the caption reading: “Wishing the Prince of Wales a very happy birthday!” A post from the National .