The royal babies who made us go ‘Aw!’ with their first public appearance

Princess Charlotte and Prince George will be welcoming a new baby brother or sister in April.

As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare for the arrival of their third child, here’s a look at the some of the cutest royal babies through the ages.

1. Princess Charlotte

Newborn Princess Charlotte enchanted royal watchers with her doll-like appearance as she made her debut on the steps of the Lindo wing in 2015.

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge in the arms of her mother the Duchess of Cambridge outside the Lindo Wing (John Stillwell/PA)

Prince George holding two-week-old Princess Charlotte (Duchess of Cambridge/PA)

Tiny George, wrapped snuggly in a white blanket, also won hearts when he was introduced to the world in 2013.

The Duchess of Cambridge with her husband the Duke of Cambridge and their her son Prince George (John Stillwell/PA)

The Duke of Cambridge arrives, holding his son Prince George, at Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, ahead of the christening (John Stillwell/PA)

William was born in 1982, less than a year after the Prince and Princess of Wales wed.

In a photoshoot when he was six-months-old, the young chubby-cheeked future king chuckled happily as he played with his parents at Kensington Palace.

Royalty – Prince William – Kensington Palace — A six-month-old Prince William at Kensington Palace London in December 1982 (Ron Bell/PA)

Charles and Diana entertain William (PA)

The daughter of the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall and former England rugby player Mike Tindall is often spotted at equestrian events with her parents.

Zara walks with her daughter Mia during the St James’s Place Wealth Management Barbury International Horse Trials in Wiltshire (Steve Parsons/PA)

Mia Tindall supports her father Mike Tindall at the Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon in Perthshire (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Andrew, now the Duke of York, was a happy youngster – and also one of the cutest royal babies.

With one hand for his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the other for big sister Princess Anne, laughing Prince Andrew sits up in his pram in the grounds of Balmoral (PA)

He was the first child born to a reigning monarch for 103 years.

Prince Andrew chuckles with happiness on the knee of his grandmother, the Queen Mother, in the garden of Clarence House (PA)