Kate Middleton Makes Hilarious Quip About Prince Louis During French State Visit

Kate Middleton may be a princess, but she is also a mom who, naturally, jokes about her kiddos.

On the first day of the French state visit on Tuesday, July 8, the Princess of Wales, 43 — who shares Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, with her husband Prince William — made a brief reference to their youngest child according to Hello!

During the visit, Kate, the Prince of Wales, 43, French President Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, all viewed an art exhibition from the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, which included a portrait of a young King Louis XIV, who ruled France from 1643 to 1715.

According to Hello! after observing the painting, Kate jokingly remarked, “I should know,” referring to her son Louis.

Kate is well-versed in art, having majored in art history at the University of St Andrews, where she first met William.

Over the years, Louis has gone viral for his hilarious facial expressions during royal outings. In 2022, fans went wild over photos of the little one sticking his tongue out and joking around at the Platinum Jubilee pageant. This past May, a video of him adorably mimicking his older brother, George, made the rounds on social media.

Louis most recently attended the Trooping the Colour, an annual event to celebrate the official birthday of his grandfather, King Charles III, on June 14. He was photographed grinning and waving to the crowd.

Back in July 2022, Kate made a rare comment about the young royal while she visited the Little Village charity headquarters.

“I keep thinking Louis is my baby, but he’s a proper boy now,” she said per People.

Earlier this week, Kate — who announced her cancer was in remission in January — spoke to patients and staff at a hospital in Colchester, England, about life after treatment.

“You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism, through treatment,” she said, per the Daily Mail. “Treatment’s done, and it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal again,’ but actually that phase afterwards is a really difficult time.”

“It’s life-changing for anyone, through first diagnosis or post-treatment and things like that, it is a life-changing experience, both for the individual patient but also for the families as well,” she admitted. “And actually, it sometimes goes unrecognized, you don’t necessarily, particularly when it’s the first time, you don’t appreciate how much impact it is going to have. You have to find your new normal, and that takes time.”