Fans have gone wild over a small detail in a new photograph of Prince George, the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales, which was shared to celebrate his 11th birthday.
The future king looked smart and grown-up in the black-and-white shot captured by his mother Kate at Windsor earlier in July.
His parents shared the close-up portrait of George on social media, alongside the message: “Wishing Prince George a very happy 11th birthday today!”
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The young prince is shown sitting and smiling at the camera, dressed in an open-necked white shirt and dark blazer.
However, eagle-eyed fans also noticed he is wearing a friendship bracelet on his left wrist that appears to match one worn by his sister Princess Charlotte at the Wimbledon Men’s Final last weekend.
Others also claim the delicate woven bracelet looks similar to one King Charles has worn in recent engagements. However, Kensington Palace reportedly declined to reveal the origins of the accessories.
George’s birthday celebrations on Monday come after an eventful few weeks when he travelled with his father to Berlin to cheer on England in the Euro 2024 final and witnessed their defeat to Spain.
The prince and his nine-year-old sister also joined William at a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley Stadium at the end of June to celebrate their father’s 42nd birthday.
The royals were pictured smiling with the US singer in a backstage selfie while Swift’s boyfriend, American footballer Travis Kelce, said the royal children were “an absolute delight”.
George, second in line to the throne, also joined other members of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the King’s official birthday in June. It was his mother’s first public appearance since announcing her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
George had earlier joined Kate, Charlotte and his six-year-old brother Prince Louis in a carriage as they travelled down The Mall for the traditional Trooping the Colour ceremony.
Prince George Alexander Louis was born in the private Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London on July 22, 2013.
He made his debut in front of the world’s media on the hospital steps one day later, wrapped in a white merino wool shawl, cradled in his mother’s arms.
He will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror to wear the crown if he follows the reigns of his grandfather, the King, and then his father, William.
In 2023, George’s 10th birthday was marked by the release of a previously unseen picture taken by photographer Millie Pilkington.