Just 61 Cute Royal Baby Photos to Brighten Up Your Day

The British royal family will soon welcome another member with the arrival of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's second child. In 2018, Kate Middleton gave birth to her third child, Prince Louis, and Prince William's cousin, Zara Phillips, welcomed her third child, a son named Lucas in 2021. (Psst! If you want to get to all of the Queen's grandchildren and great-grandchildren, we got you.) To celebrate all this joy, here's a look back (in no particular order, I promise!) at the cutest royal baby photos of all time. And yes, obviously Archie is on here.

Harry, 8 months, is cradled by Princess Diana aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia during an official tour of Italy. In the 2017 HBO documentary, Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, Harry said of his mother, "She would just engulf you and squeeze you as tight as possible. And being as short as I was then, there was no escape; you were there and you were there for as long as she wanted to hold you."

Princess Anne, 2 months, poses for a photo with her brother, Prince Charles, 23 months, and their parents, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, at Buckingham Palace. Elizabeth would become queen just two years later.

Princess Charlotte, who was born in May 2015, is all smiles while on a ski trip with her dad, Prince William, in the French Alps. Charlotte, big brother George, and their parents went to Courchevel, the same resort Kate and William visited before they were married in 2011.

Edward, the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary, is photographed resting on a pillow at around 6 months old. In 1936, Edward officially became King Edward VIII but abdicated the throne in less than one year so he could marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. Edward's brother, King George VI, took over the throne, while Edward became the Duke of Windsor.

George, 9 months, makes a face while his mother Kate Middleton holds him at Fairbairne Airbase in Australia. The little prince joined the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for his first royal trip that year and took a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Princess Beatrice joins her father at The Portland Hospital in London after the birth of Beatrice's new sister, Princess Eugenie. The sisters have remained close over the years.

A newborn Princess Eugenie naps while her mother Sarah, the Duchess of York, cradles her outside the hospital in London. In 2017, Eugenie told Harper's Bazaar, "What can't I live without? My family. That sounds cheesy, but I really can't. Especially my mum. I wouldn't be able to make tough decisions without her. And my sister. My mum always says that we're the only ones who know exactly what's going on in each other's lives."

Princess Diana holds her nearly 3-year-old son, Prince Harry, while on holiday in Majorca, Spain in August 1987. In the same HBO documentary released in 2017, Harry said he can still feel Diana's hugs. "I miss that, I miss that feeling. I miss that part of a family, I miss having that mother...to be able to give you those hugs and give you that compassion that I think everybody needs."

Diana is photographed on her 2nd birthday at Park House in Sandringham, Norfolk. In 2007, Inge Crane, one of Diana's nannies, opened up to CNN about Diana Frances Spencer's childhood. "There's always been something special about Park House. It's difficult to put a finger on what it is," Crane said, adding that Diana was a tomboy who loved the outdoors and animals. "She was quite a lovable child. She was very, very cuddly."

Prince William giggles while his brother Prince Harry fiddles with some keys on the piano at their home in Kensington Palace. The princes, who have lived in separate apartments within the palace over the years, have maintained a close relationship. Shortly after Harry announced his engagement in November 2017, William told reporters, “For me personally, I hope it means he stays out of my fridge and stop him scrounging over my food like he’s done over the last few years. I’m pretty excited."

Prince George sports a stylish pair of overalls in a photo released to celebrate his first birthday. The photo was taken at the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London.

George and William share a hug at a children's party for military families in Victoria during an official royal tour of Canada in September 2016. In a 2017 interview with GQ, William stressed the importance of family, home, and his hopes for his children. "I want to bring up my children in a happy, stable, secure world, and that is so important to both of us as parents. I want George to grow up in a real, living environment, I don't want him growing up behind palace walls; he has to be out there. The media makes it harder, but I will fight for them to have a normal life."

George and William wave to the press at the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital shortly after the birth of Princess Charlotte in May 2015. George is currently third-in-line to the throne, after dad William (second) and grandpa Charles (first).

Prince Harry takes his first steps in the playroom inside Kensington Palace not long after his first birthday.

Philip, who was born in Greece in June 1921, was exiled from the country with his family when his uncle, King Constantine, abdicated the throne. Some six months after this photo was taken, Philip and his family boarded the HMS Calypso and headed to Paris.

William, 8 months, shows off his new teeth during playtime at Kensington Palace.

Charlotte is overjoyed at the sight of balloons during an official tour of Canada with her parents and big brother in September 2016.

Princess Margaret, 5 months, plays with a rattle while posing for a photo in 1930. In 2013, Margaret's biographer Christopher Warwick revealed that the princess most enjoyed the drawing room at the palace. "On the ground floor, there were 4 reception rooms–the Drawing Room, Dining Room, Library and Garden Room–all of which overlooked a spacious and well-stocked walled garden. But as the main living area in the house, the Drawing Room was where the Princess spent much of her time."

Prince William, 2, leaves St. Mary's Hospital after visiting his newborn brother, Prince Harry. William's son, Prince George, would wear a similar outfit in 2015 at Princess Charlotte's christening.

Prince George, er, "greets" the media following the christening of his baby sister, Princess Charlotte, at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Sandringham.

Prince George sports a personalized bathrobe while meeting U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Kensington Palace, with Kate Middleton and Prince William looking on.

Prince George, 11 months, slides down a hill while watching his dad Prince William and uncle Prince Harry play a charity match at the Beaufort Polo Club.

George, 9 months, hams it up while attending a playgroup at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand. The visit was part of George, Kate, and William's official three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Charlotte, 16 months, marvels at the sight of something while waiting to board a sea-plane in Victoria, Canada. In September 2016, Charlotte and George joined their parents on an 8-day tour of Canada.

Lady Louise, 2, hugs a fluffy pillow while arriving in Scotland with her father, Prince Edward. In 2016, Louise's mother, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, told the BBC that it took some time for Louise to realize that her grandmother was the queen. "Well, for Louise, actually, it was much more of a shock to the system. It was only when she was coming home from school and saying, 'Mummy, people keep on telling me that grandma is the queen.' And I asked her, 'Yes, how does that make you feel? And she said, 'I don't understand'" (via PEOPLE).

Prince George, 9 months, plays with his mother Kate Middleton's hair during an official visit to Government House in Wellington, New Zealand.

Prince Edward holds his son James, Viscount Severn, 17 months, while taking in the sights and sounds of the annual Royal Windsor Horse Show in Windsor. James is currently eleventh-in-line to the royal throne, following Edward (tenth).

Camilla, 4, and her sister Annabelle, 3, carry out bridesmaids duties at the wedding of Jeremy Cubitt and Diana du Cane in St. Mark's church in London. Camilla (now known as Camilla Parker Bowles, or Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall) would meet Charles while in their teens in the 1970s.

Mia, 7 months, gets changed by her mother Zara Phillips and aunt Autumn at the Festival of British Eventing. Mia, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, welcomed a sister in June 2018 and a brother in March 2021.

Harry holds onto his mother Princess Diana's hair as the two stroll through the grounds of Highgrove.

Sarah, almost 2 years old here, holds her mother Princess Margaret's hand while arriving for an event in London with brother Linley (right).

Charlotte sports a knit cardigan with little lambs in a photo taken by her mother, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. According to an official release, the photo was taken at the family's home in Norfolk, England, to celebrate Charlotte's second birthday.

Isla, 1, attends the Badminton Horse Trials with her mother, Autumn Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne. Isla is currently eighteenth in line to the throne, FYI.

Diana hangs out on a picnic blanket on her first birthday at Park House, Sandringham.

Prince George sits on the steps of Kensington Palace ahead of his first-ever Christmas with the royal family in December 2014. The photo, which features George in a jumper with a guardsman pattern, was part of a trio taken by Prince Harry's private secretary Edward Lane Fox.

Charles, 2 months, hangs out in his basket at Buckingham Palace. In a December 2017 BBC interview with his son, Prince Harry, Charles stressed the importance of protecting and preserving the environment for future generations. “What I’ve tried to do all these years is to make sure, if I can possibly, is that you and your children, my grandchildren, also everybody else’s grandchildren, have a world fit to live in that provides them with opportunity."

Prince George excitingly points to show something to his father Prince William outside of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle after the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. The best part? They’re wearing matching pants! Too cute.

Per royal tradition, young family members play significant roles in weddings, which means if you’re old enough to walk, you’re old enough to be a bridesmaid or pageboy. Charlotte, Savannah, and George were definitely in on a secret joke while at Princess Eugenie of York’s wedding back in October 2018.

Prince George proudly holds hands with Prince William outside Kensington Palace on George's first day of school at Thomas’s Battersea in September 2017.

Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, is all smiles in this portrait from 1929, when she was only 3 years old.

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge looks absolutely adorable as a bridesmaid in the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank. The wedding was held at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England in October 2018. This was Princess Charlotte fourth time being a bridesmaid.

Isla Phillips, nearly 2 years old here, laughs and plays with her older sister, Savannah Phillips, while holding their grandmother Princess Anne’s shepherds crook and running around in cute little rain boots with their family dog.

Mia Tindall is held by mom Zara Phillips’ sister-in-law, Autumn Phillips, during the Mike Tindall Celebrity Golf Classic at the Celtic Manor Resort of Newport, Wales in May 2014. Just look at that little pouty face!

The Duchess of Cambridge holds hands with daughter Princess Charlotte, then 2, who was a bridesmaid at Pippa Middleton’s wedding in May 2015. This was Princess Charlotte and Prince George’s first time being bridesmaid and pageboy in a wedding.

George and Charlotte's baby bro pretty much slept through his own christening at St. James's Palace in July 2018. In related news: Kate looked amazing, newlyweds Harry and Meghan were stunning, and Charlotte told the press they weren't invited to the after-party (aka the reception).

Charlotte, Savannah, and George making faces at the 2018 Trooping the Colour at Buckingham Palace is an entire MOOD.

Archie Harrison arrives with his mom, the Duchess of Sussex, at a very important royal engagement in South Africa with Bishop Desmond Tutu. The 4-month-old made his debut on his parent's royal tour of South Africa.

Princess Anne's daughter-in-law, Autumn Phillips, takes daughters Savannah and Isla on a train-themed merry-go-round at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

The Cambridge children prove they're just like us by playing in a totally random field at a polo match in 2018. Princess Charlotte even went barefoot!

A newborn Peter Phillips takes a look around Buckingham Palace during his christening. Princess Anne's eldest child was Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's first grandchild.

Princess Elizabeth poses with her mother, Queen Elizabeth, and her newborn baby sister, Princess Margaret, in an official palace portrait.

The Duchess of Cambridge walks her dog, Lupo, with a 2-year-old Savannah Phillips. When Savannah was born in 2010, she was the first great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth.

Archie looked like a little angel during his world debut at Windsor Castle a few days after his birth. The royal baby was swaddled in a white shawl from G.H. Hurt & Son, which is a nod to royal tradition.

Prince Charles, 2, gives his newborn sister, Princess Anne, a kiss on the cheek. Prince George and Princess Charlotte were photographed in similar poses for their first photos with their siblings.

Princess Charlotte smells a fresh bouquet of flowers that she was given as she arrived in Berlin, Germany for her second royal tour in 2017.

Savannah and Isla Phillips run ahead of their Aunt Zara, while holding hands with their cousin, Lena Tindall, at a British festival in Gatcombe Park.

Prince William joins his younger brother for his first day of school. The two give the press a smile as they enter and, of course, are accompanied by their mother Princess Diana.

While spending the holidays with Kate Middleton's family in Berkshire, Princess Charlotte shows off the candy cane she received at their Christmas church service.

Looking strikingly similar to her great-granddaughter, Princess Charlotte, a young Queen Elizabeth shows off a ruffled tulle party dress—and a pearl necklace, of course.

Prince Louis makes his dad, Prince William, smile at his debut on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony.

Princess Charlotte has perfected the over-the-shoulder pose, as she looks back at the cameras before entering St. Mary's Hospital to visit her newborn baby brother, Prince Louis.