Prince George at Trooping the Colour 2023; King Charles and Queen Camilla smile.Photo:getty (2)
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Prince Georgeis being showered with well-wishes as he turns double digits!
On Saturday,Prince WilliamandKate Middleton’s eldest son turned 10.King CharlesandQueen Camillawere among the first to wish the young royal a happy birthday on social media.
“Happy Birthday to Prince George!” the Twitter repost was captioned, along with a birthday cake emoji. The same image and caption appeared on the Royal Family’s official Instagram Story.
George memorably stepped into the spotlight to support his grandfather on his May 6coronation day, serving as aPage of Honorfor the church service at Westminster Abbey. The prince’s participation made history, and George became the youngest future king to play an official role in a crowning.
Continuing tradition, the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, released a new portrait of their eldest on the eve of his birthday. On Friday, they shared the new shot to their official Prince and Princess of Wales accounts.
Like many kids withschool out for summer, Prince George has been spending quality time with his parents and siblings. On July 14, Kate and William made a surprise appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford with George,Princess Charlotte, 8, andPrince Louis, 5. Theunannounced outingwas a meaningful field trip for the family, who toured the aircraft that transportedQueen Elizabeth’s body back to London following her death in Scotland in September 2022.
Two days later, on July 16, George stepped out atWimbledonto watch the men’s singles final with his parents and sister on the last day of the competition. The outing marked a return to theRoyal Boxfor George, who went for the first time last year, and he sweetly showed Charlottethe royal ropesduring her debut day.
Princess Charlotte and Prince George watch Wimbledon on July 16.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Karwai Tang/WireImage
While the second in line to the throne may seem shy compared to confident Charlotte and carefree Louis at royal events, sourcestell PEOPLEGeorge is truly coming into his own. “He’s a cracking lad,” a close family friend says.
Prince William and Princess Kate have worked to ensure their eldest has a conventional childhood while carefully aware that they areraising a future king.
“It’s a massive balancing act,” a palace insider tells PEOPLE. “William and Kate are doing the right thing, protecting him so he can have as normal a childhood as possible, but he’s also dipping into duties as a future monarch. He’s getting firsthand experience of what it’s like to be a royal and a monarch and firsthand experience of being a normal boy.”
PEOPLE’s ‘Raising the Future King’ cover, July 24.
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On Saturday, celebrations for George’s 10th birthday may include a homemade cake. The young prince and his siblingshelped mom Kate bakeforQueen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, and the Princess of Wales recently askedGreat British Baking ShowfinalistAlice Fevroniahow to perfect frosting at ananniversary partyfor the National Health Service.
“The princess was actually asking a lot of baking tips like ‘How did you get the buttercream so smooth?' " Fevronia tells PEOPLE. “She mentioned that she’d been up quite late on a couple of occasions trying to decorate the kids' birthday cakes.”
The royal mom also spoke about the special tradition while appearing onA Berry Royal Christmasin 2019.
“I love making the cake. It’s become a bit of a tradition that I stay up ‘til midnight with ridiculous amounts of cake mix and icing and I make far too much,” Kate said, according toHello!. “But I love it.”
source: people.com
