Prince William and Kate share sweet new snap of Prince George on 12th birthday
The Prince and Princess of Wales have released an adorable new snap of their eldest son Prince George as the young royal celebrates his 12th birthday today. The snap of the future King was shared on Kate Middleton and Prince William's Instagram account this morning with the simple caption: "Happy 12th Birthday to Prince George!" alongside a cake emoji.
The picture was taken by professional photographer Josh Shinner earlier this year who was credited in the caption. Young George can be seen sitting outdoors while leaning on a rustic wooden gate near the family's country home at Anmer Hall.
Dressed in a plaid blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a brown zipped gilet on top, the 12-year-old heir is seen beaming up towards the camera.
He is also wearing what appears to be a friendship bracelet on his left wrist. The post was also reshared by the King and Queen's social media page as they wished their eldest grandson a happy birthday.
Writing on X, the Royal Family said: "Wishing a very happy birthday to Prince George!"
Royal fans rushed to the comment section on Instagram to offer birthday wishes to George as one wrote: "Happy Birthday to our little (not so little anymore) Future King."
Another penned: "Warmest wishes on the birthday of Prince George. What a fine young man he's become — handsome, poised, and full of quiet confidence.
"Such a lovely photo of our young Prince, with that charming smile of his. Wishing him every happiness for the year ahead."
Other fans were quick to point out the similarities between the young royal and his father William.
One wrote: "Wow i see Prince William! What a beautiful child! Happy birthday Prince George."
Someone else chimed in: "Happy Birthday to a handsome young man. Looks just like his father."
While devoted parents Kate and William will likely have planned something special for George, his 12th birthday also brings a stressful new change that no ordinary child needs to deal with.
Not only will he be progressing into a new school next year, he will also be faced with implementing one strict royal rule into his life, now that he is of age.
Protocol has changed for George in some ways now that he is reaching his teenage years and the tradition also impacts the Prince of Wales too.
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A centuries old royal rule means that the father and son will no longer be able to travel together when undertaking royal duties.
This instruction was put in place to protect the line of succession, meaning that in the tragic event that an incident occurred involving one of them, the other would presumably be safe as they were travelling separately.
However, according to royal expert Jennie Bond, this morbid rule only applies to air travel for heirs to the throne.
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