Prince William and Princess Kate Break Their Halloween Silence for the First Time — And a Never-Before-Seen Photo of Prince Louis Reveals the Sweetest Royal Surprise! After years of keeping their family Halloween celebrations largely private, the Prince and Princess of Wales have finally marked the occasion with a special social media post. The couple surprised royal watchers with an adorable throwback photograph of their youngest son, Prince Louis, captured during a precious childhood moment. Now eight years old, Louis was just one when the picture was taken by Princess Kate herself. And the charming scene offers a rare glimpse into the Wales family’s more ordinary childhood memories.

Kate Middleton and Prince William Share Halloween Post for the First Time with Throwback Photo of Prince Louis

Prince Louis, now 8 years old, can be seen bending down to pick up a large pumpkin in the photograph

Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales visit The Commons, which is a project that will transform a church at the heart of the diverse and vibrant Ormeau Road community into a self-sustaining community centre for all, during their visit to Northern Ireland on October 09, 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Kate Middleton and Prince William share throwback photo of Prince Louis to mark Halloween.
Kate Middleton (left) and Prince William (right) in October 2026, a throwback photo of Prince Louis at Halloween.Credit :Aaron Chown-Pool via Samir Hussein/WireImage; The Prince and Princess of Wales/Instagram

NEED TO KNOW

  • Kate Middleton and Prince William shared a Halloween-themed social media post for the first time ever
  • On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Princess and Prince of Wales posted a throwback photo of Prince Louis with a pumpkin on Instagram
  • The image was taken by Kate when Louis was age 1

Kate Middleton and Prince William have marked a royal first on Halloween.

On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Princess and Prince of Wales shared their first-ever Halloween-themed post on social media.

Through their joint Instagram account, Kate and William, both 44, posted a throwback photograph of their youngest child, Prince Louis, celebrating the annual holiday.

“Happy Halloween! 🎃,” the royal couple wrote in their caption, adding that the image was taken by Kate when Louis was age 1.

In the photograph, Prince Louis, now 8 years old, can be seen bending down to pick up a large pumpkin in front of him.

Princess Kate and Prince William have celebrated Halloween with their three children — Prince Louis, plus son Prince George, 13, and daughter Princess Charlotte, 11 — in years past.

Back in 2022, London resident Jay Rutland shared a photo of the Princess of Wales taking her three children to collect candy on Halloween, according to Hello! magazine.

“For anyone doubting how down to earth William and Kate are… This is Kate with their kids knocking on our door in London trick-or-treating at Halloween,” Rutland captioned the photo, the outlet reported.

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Prior to that, in 2019, Kate was spotted in a local supermarket in Norfolk with Prince George and Princess Charlotte picking out Halloween costumes.

Local resident Kathy Whittaker spotted the royal browsing the holiday section, and she told several U.K. newspapers at the time, “I didn’t see what she actually bought. The lady that told me she was there had children with her, and she said Kate was asking her children what they were going to be for Halloween.”

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