LONDON - Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/world/britains-princess-charlotte-turns-3" target="_blank">turned three on Wednesday (May 2)</a>.

Kensington Palace shared a photo of the little tot sitting on a flight of steps, dressed in red.

The photos were taken in January at the palace, before she left for her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/prince-williams-daughter-charlotte-starts-nursery-school" target="_blank">first day of nursery at the Willcocks Nursery School</a>, @Kensingtonroyal said in an Instagram post.

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Princess Charlotte

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Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, turned three on Wednesday (May 2).

Kensington Palace shared a photo of the little tot sitting on a flight of steps, dressed in red.

The photos were taken in January at the palace, before she left for her first day of nursery at the Willcocks Nursery School, @Kensingtonroyal said in an Instagram post.

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge waves at the media as she is led in with her brother, Prince George of Cambridge, by their father, Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at St Mary's Hospital in London, on April 23, 2018.

An undated handout picture released by Kensington Palace on December 18, 2017 shows Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte posing for a family photograph that was used on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's 2017 Christmas card.

Princess Charlotte was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Kate's sister Pippa Middleton to James Matthews at St Mark's Church in Englefield, west of London, on May 20, 2017. 

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, his wife Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive at Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, July 19, 2017. 

Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, his wife Princess Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte walk at the airfield in Hamburg Finkenwerder, Germany on July 21, 2017. 

The family watch a fly-past of aircraft by the Royal Air Force, in London on June 17, 2017.

An undated photo released by Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in London on May 1, 2017.

Princess Charlotte when she turned 1 on May 2, 2016.

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LONDON - Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, turned three on Wednesday (May 2). Kensington Palace shared a photo of the little tot sitting on a flight of steps, dressed in red. The photos were taken in January at the palace, before she left for her first day of nursery at the Willcocks Nursery School,...

Princess Charlotte turns 3