Birthday girl Princess Charlotte is jewel in the crown

New photographs of Princess Charlotte, taken by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, at their home in Norfolk, have been released to mark her first birthday, today.

The four new pictures show how the princess has grown.

In one of the photos,Charlotte is in a pink cardigan with a white collar, worn over a soft-pink floral dress — a pink clip in her hair — pushing a colourful baby walker, which is full of alphabet blocks, on the lawn outside.

She has a determined look on her face.

In another, dressed in the same outfit, she sits on the floor at home, gazing at the camera with big, blue eyes similar to those of her older brother, Prince George.

A third photograph portrays her leaning on a wooden chair.

She is time wearing a cream cardigan over a blue dress, with a blue ribbon clip in her hair.

The final photograph shows Charlotte’s startling resemblance to George, as she clambers on a wicker chair, playfully glancing back towards the camera.

A spokeswoman for William and Kate said: “The Duke and Duchess are very happy to be able to share these important family moments and hope that everyone enjoys these lovely photos as much as they do.”

The young royal was introduced to the public on the day of her birth, May 2, 2015.

She was named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, in tribute to her grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales, and her great-grandmother, the Queen.

Charlotte’s privacy has been guarded by her family and she has only been seen in public on one other occasion, her christening.

On that day, George stole the limelight when he stood on tiptoe to peer into her pram and chatted to the Queen, who bent down to speak to her great-grandson.

Charlotte has only been seen in a handful of pictures: to mark six months, her first Christmas and, most recently, with the Queen’s other great-grandchildren and youngest grandchildren, to mark the monarch’s 90th birthday.