It sort of seems like the royal family doesn't age. Like, doesn't the Queen feel like she's been old for our entire lifetimes? (Well, she kind of has since she's 94.) Since we see the royals so frequently in photos and videos, we don't notice differences from year to year. It's different to see a picture from the '80s juxtaposed alongside a current one. Only then do we really see just how much the royal family has grown up in front of our eyes.
As we guessed, there are some pretty adorable photos of the royals as babies floating around. Let us just say, it is wild to see the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and others as children.
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
It's funny to say, because Prince Philip is practically ancient at 99 years old now, but he actually still looks almost exactly the same as this smiling baby. His face really did not change in nine decades. It just has a few more wrinkles now, but the smile is still dead on.
Prince Charles
For the Queen Mother, Prince Charles was her first grandchild and must have been extra special in her eyes. Here, she holds him on his christening day in the same baptism gown that had been used for generations and would go on to be worn by Charles' own grandchildren.
Princess Anne
The Queen had four kids, but only one daughter: Princess Anne. We can't get over how sweet this picture is of Prince Charles giving his little sister a kiss. It actually looks very similar to a photo Kate Middleton took of Princess Charlotte giving baby Prince Louis a kiss.
Prince Edward
Edward is the Queen's youngest son, and he seemed a little skeptical of the whole royal thing in this photo. (It was snapped at the 1965 Trooping the Colour.) For baby Edward, the whole parade and air show was probably loud and overwhelming, but Prince Edward is part of a long tradition of royal children appearing at the annual ceremony.
Princess Diana
It's hard to find photos of Princess Diana as a newborn, but this picture of her as a 2-year-old is pretty cute in its own right. We love her flippy hair and smocked dress. She could just as easily be Princess Charlotte, since Kate Middleton dresses her young daughter in similar clothes, even all these years later. Diana was apparently just destined to be a fashion icon.
Duchess Camilla
Because she didn't become a public figure until much later in life, there aren't any public baby photos of Camilla — but there is this picture of her at age four. Camilla was a bridesmaid in a wedding in 1952, and she looks so cute here. (Such a complex life story ahead of her!) She has no idea what's in store.
