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The photo shows a smiling George with his hands in the pockets of a dark suit. It was taken by photographer Matt Porteous at Kensington Palace in June, according to the palace.

The palace also shared on social media Wednesday a video of George, showing the young royal playing outside and climbing rocks on a beach with his brother, Louis.

\"Thank you for all the birthday wishes for George today!🎂,\" the palace captioned the video.

The grandson of King Charles III, George was born at London's St Mary's Hospital on July 22, 2013, an event that made headlines around the world due to his birth order as the first child of Kate and William, the heir to the throne.

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PHOTO: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, depart The Lindo Wing with their newborn son at St Mary's Hospital, July 23, 2013 in London.
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George has two younger siblings, an 11-year-old sister, Princess Charlotte, and an 8-year-old brother, Prince Louis.

George was most recently seen publicly attending the men's final at Wimbledon on July 12 alongside his parents and Charlotte.

As George has gotten older, he has taken on special engagements with William and Kate, marking both his age and his special role as the future heir.

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PHOTO: Prince William, Prince of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince George of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, June 13, 2026 in London.
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In June, Kensington Palace shared that Kate and George stepped out for a joint engagement at RAF Coningsby, a Royal Air Force Base, in honor of Armed Forces Day.

Several months earlier, in December, George joined William at the Passage, a London-based charity supporting people experiencing homelessness, to help prepare the organization's annual Christmas lunch.

This coming school year will prove another milestone for George, who will follow in William's footsteps in September by attending Eton College, a boys' boarding school located near Windsor Castle.

George is expected to board, as Eton College does not have day students.

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PHOTO: Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince George of Wales and Britain's Princess Charlotte of Wales arrive to attend the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 12, 2026.
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For the past several years, George has lived at home while attending the Lambrook School, a prep school in Berkshire, England, with his younger siblings.

Like Lambrook School, Eton College is also located close to the Wales family's home, just a 15-minute drive away.

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