Princess Charlotte shows off beaming smile in adorable birthday snaps taken by mum Kate

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Princess Charlotte has shown off her beaming smile in the latest photographs released to mark her seventh birthday. The young royal celebrates her birthday today (May 2), with the Kensington Royal Twitter account sharing the adorable snaps.Charlotte looks the spitting image of her mother Kate Middleton in an equally beautiful picture taken at the same age.The Duchess of Cambridge was the one who snapped the photo of her daughter sitting happily in a field of spring blooms in Norfolk over the bank holiday weekend, the Daily Mirror reports.Charlotte even appears to have colour coordinated her jumper with the bluebells all around.Her parents say they are “delighted” to share the three new photos ahead of the little princess turning seven.Princess Charlotte has her arm around the family cocker spaniel, Orla, in one of the pictures.William and Kate's middle child is wearing her long hair loose around her shoulders and sporting a fine cable knit blue jumper which matches the colour of the flowers around her.A white collar with dark dots completes the casual knitwear look.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.In the picture featuring Orla – who has a black shiny coat – the dog is looking to its right while Charlotte grins towards the camera, holding flowers in her left hand.In one of the other pictures Charlotte is sitting cross-legged, while in the final picture she is sitting with her arms around her knees.Kate is a keen amateur photographer and in 2017 she accepted a lifetime honorary membership of the Royal Photographic Society which recognised her "talent and enthusiasm".She regularly releases images of her children to mark important occasions like birthdays..