Prince Louis shows off toothless smile in adorable behind the scenes seventh birthday footage

Kensington Palace has shared adorable behind the scenes footage of Prince Louis’ seventh birthday photoshoot.

It showed Louis posing for the camera in the sunshine and playfully running up close to the lens.

Louis points as he says: “I can jump down from here” and the young prince is seen walking along and making a large jump off a log.

The Palace said the video, set to music and filmed in the style of an archive home movie, was shot by its in-house social media team.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a sweet photograph of their son sitting on a tree trunk, smiling and showing a gap for his two front teeth.

The post bears the message: “Wishing Prince Louis a very Happy 7th Birthday!”

The photo was taken earlier this month by Josh Shinner in Norfolk.

It comes as the Prince and Princess of Wales prepare to spend their 14th wedding anniversary in Scotland celebrating rural communities.

William and Kate will travel to the Isle of Mull, off Scotland's west coast, for a two-day visit meeting craftspeople, farmers and residents.

Life partners for more than 20 years, William and Kate met at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, and became friends first before embarking on a romance.

They wed in a grand fairy-tale ceremony in Westminster Abbey on April 29 2011, with the aisle of the Gothic London church lined with trees.

William and Kate had their first child, Prince George in 2013, followed by Princess Charlotte in 2015 and Prince Louis in 2018, and it appears their relationship, following Kate's cancer journey, remains strong.

William has a connection with the Isle of Mull because it is part of lands once ruled by the Lord of the Isles, one of a number of Scottish titles he inherited from his father when Charles became King.

When in Scotland, William and Kate are officially known by their Scottish titles, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.