Yesterday, Princess Eugenie took to Instagram to share an adorable holiday snap in a throwback post.

The sweet picture showed a young Eugenie playing on the beach with a bucket and spade, covered in a thick layer of sun cream and wearing a cute sun hat with matching navy swimsuit.

Alongside the snap, Eugenie wrote: "As the Summer is coming, here is a throwback to when I clearly did a good job at rubbing in my sun cream! 🌞🌞"

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Royal fans loved the never-before-seen picture just as much as us, taking to the comment section to share their thoughts.

"So cute😍", one fan wrote, while another joked: "🀣 That looks like a mother’s loving application."

A third fan commented: "You are the cutest!!! πŸ˜πŸ’•πŸ˜‚".

This isn't the first old snap the Princess has shared with fans on social media. She regularly posts 'throwback Thursday' pictures sharing sweet insights into her childhood,with pictures of her and her sister Beatrice and with her mum Sarah Ferguson.