Diddy poses with his children in matching Christmas pyjamas for holiday snap

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 53, gathered together with the six youngest of his seven children for a heartwarming set of Instagram snaps on Christmas Day.

In one of the pictures, he cradled his newborn daughter Love, whose arrival he announced this month but whom TMZ reports was born in October.

His sons Quincy, 31, and Christian, 24, as well as his 16-year-old daughters Chance, D'Lila Star and Jessie James, were all wearing matching pajamas with him.

"Merry Christmas from my family to yours!" wrote Diddy in the caption, adding a Yuletide message that doubled as his new baby's name: "LOVE."

Diddy shocked fans with the birth announcement this month, as he had previously managed to prevent news from leaking that he even had a baby on the way.

Baby Love's mother is a 28-year-old cyber security specialist called Dana Tran, according to a birth certificate obtained by TMZ.

Born Sean John Combs, Diddy has since changed his name to Sean Love Combs, so his new baby - whose full name is Love Sean Combs - is essentially named after him.