The Princess of Wales has a sweet nickname for her youngest son, Prince Louis, who is often seen getting into adorable pranks.
In a recent video, Kate announced that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment and that “doing what I can to stay cancer-free” was now her main focus.
The encouraging message comes in healthy images of the Princess with her family.
At the start of the video, Kate, 42, walks through a wooded area with Prince William, 42, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.
The Princess of Wales can be heard affectionately calling out to her youngest son: “Lou-bugs, you lead the way!”
Princess Kate shouts: “Lou-bugs, you lead the way!” as Louis walks ahead of his family in the newly released video.
Kate, sitting with Prince George and Prince Louis, announced that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment and that “doing what I can to stay cancer-free” was now her main focus.
Louis pouring sand into a wheelbarrow during an engagement in Slough last year, where Kate called him “Lou-bugs”.
Louis confidently walks ahead of his family and repeatedly throws a ball to catch while his siblings and parents follow behind.
Later in the video, Kate is shown pushing Louis on a swing as he stands up excitedly.
In another clip, Louis sits next to his mother before leaning towards the camera and saying “hello, hello.”
Kate was first heard using the sweet nickname “Lou-bugs” to refer to her youngest son in May last year.
William, Kate, George, Charlotte and Louis attended The Big Help Out event and helped renovate a Scout hut in Slough.
Louis, who was five at the time, didn’t hesitate to get involved during his first public outing, shoveling sand into a wheelbarrow as Kate stood nearby cheering him on.
He then pushed the wheelbarrow toward other volunteers who were helping to build a road.
The Princess of Wales praised Louis, saying: “Well done, good job, Lou-bug.”
Kate and William smile with their children in the touching video
Prince George and Prince Louis enjoying a toasted marshmallow as Kate toasts one in Slough last year
Prince Louis, who was five at the time, enthusiastically tried archery last year.
Kate used that adorable nickname again later, when the family joined others around the fire to toast marshmallows and make s’mores.
As she helped Louis put his sweet treat on a stick and then handed him an empty skewer to throw, she said to her youngest son, “Throw it in the fire, Lou-bug.”
Elsewhere, she was heard affectionately calling Louis “doll” as he eagerly picked up a paintbrush to help paint her handprint on the wall inside the scouts’ cabin.
Kate encouraged Louis to cover his hand in yellow paint by saying, “Hey, doll.”
The young prince helped his mother place her hand on the wall and the Princess of Wales smiled and said: “Ready, set, go! Good job!”
He then covered his own hand in blue paint and excitedly placed it against the wall.
Kate and William have been known to use sweet nicknames for their children in the past.
Kate has affectionately called her son Louis, ‘Lou-bug’ and ‘poppet’ in the past.
The family stroll through a wooded area in Norfolk during Kate’s recent video
Prince Louis hugs his father, Prince William, as the family plays cards
The young prince climbing logs in the recent video
Charlotte’s adorable nickname was revealed in a video posted by Kensington Palace on Instagram, which shows the family of five at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2019.
As the three children are seen running around and enjoying the outdoors, at one point William called out to his daughter, but instead of calling her Charlotte, he called her ‘Mignonette.’
Mignonette is a French word meaning ‘small, sweet and delicate’ or ‘cute’.
The Princess of Wales opts for a simple yet classic nickname for her daughter, having previously called her ‘Lottie’.
