Princess Kate & Prince William share adorable snap of Princess Charlotte as they thank fans for birthday wishes

PRINCE William thanked well-wishers celebrating Charlotte's birthday with another new photograph of his daughter.

Charlotte turned eight years old yesterday and the big day was marked with a new photo of the princess relaxing on a wicker chair in Windsor.

Proud dad Prince William, 40, posted a new photo - showing Charlotte wearing a blue and white striped jumper cuddling family pet Orla, a black cocker spaniel, in gardens at Windsor

The photo, posted to , shows young Charlotte beaming as she looks into the camera.

She is lying in a field of daisies and cuddling the family's cocker spaniel, Orla.

The happy Princess is dressed in light blue jeans and a blue and white striped sweater as she snuggles the black pooch.

William posted the photo, taken by portrait photographer Millie Pilkington, writing: "Thank you for all the birthday wishes."

The photographer took the snap in the gardens of the Windsor Estate in .

On Tuesday, another photo of Charlotte was shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Mum Kate, 41, took the snap herself over the Bank Holiday weekend as the family relaxed in Windsor ahead of the crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.

Charlotte gave a toothy grin while sitting on a white wicker chair.

The Princess of Wales, a keen photographer, regularly receives plaudits for her snaps of her three children, which she shows to the world on their birthdays.

Online, royal fans were quick to add to the birthday wishes and express their admiration for the young .

One wrote: "Happy Birthday sweet Charlotte, have the happiest fun-filled day."

Another added: "What a lovely photo. Happy Birthday Charlotte."

Meanwhile, a third said: ";Such a darling girl. The perfect mix of mum and dad."

It comes after readers were granted a look inside Charlotte's lavish life, including her stylish wardrobe and £800,000 doll house.

Meanwhile, the family released previously unseen photos of her and her brother George with "Grandpa King" Charles.