Princess Charlotte at six months

Kensington Palace has released new pictures of Princess Charlotte as snapped by her mother, Kate Middleton.

The baby photos are among the few we’ve seen since the princess was born.

As our in-house royal watcher Patricia Treble explains, there has always been a bargain between royal parents and the mainstream press in Britain. "The Windsors ensure the media gets regularly updated photos of the children, and in return the British press leave the children alone and, importantly, agree not to publish paparazzi images."

Read more: Prince George all but vanished from view.

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