George turns 11 as mum Princess Kate shares adorable new pic of young Prince with sweet message
THE Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a new photo of Prince George to mark his 11th birthday.
The image, posted on Kensington Palace’s social media accounts, was taken by Kate at Windsor earlier this month.
The black and white shot shows the future King looking smart and grown up in an open-necked white shirt and dark blazer as he smiles at the camera.
The birthday boy was recently pictured going through a rollercoaster of emotion in Berlin after England lost 2-1 to Spain in the Euros final.
The Prince of Wales and his son George went from ecstasy to agony as the referee blew his final whistle.
The royal pair shot up and embraced as Cole Palmer fired a goal into the net, bringing the score to England 1 – 1 Spain.
In their adorable bonding moments, George, 10, was also snapped appearing to strategize with his father.
The young royal furrowed his brows and pointed towards the pitch amid the intense Euro 2024 final.
Meanwhile, Wills was spotted with an equally invested expression and open hands as he watched on the edge of his seat.
But, it all came crashing down at the full-time whistle, after a goal by Oyarzabal put Spain 2-1 up.
The Prince and his dad had their heads in their hands as England’s dream of ending 58 years of heartache came crashing down.
This wasn’t the first time the Prince had watched the Three Lions just fall short of winning a major trophy.
In 2020, he was consoled by his dad after England suffered another “heartbreaking” defeat in the Euros final.
William stood with his hands on his seven-year-old son’s shoulders as they realised the Three Lions wouldn’t be bringing it home.
The future king cheered alongside Kate Middleton and footie-mad Wills with the 66,000-strong Wembley crowd as England went 1-0 up in the first two minutes.
Despite the initial excitement, George, dressed smartly in a suit and tie, was left devastated – and Kate too was pictured with her head in her hands.
George is previously reported to have “begged” his parents to take him to the game.
He is said to have “twisted their arms” to get to be in the stands, and his choice of a suit was thanks to his dad as “George idolises him”, according to a royal expert.
Duncan Larcombe told OK! magazine: “That’s why we saw him looking so smart in his suit—he really wanted to dress like William.”
At the end of June, George greeted Taylor Swift at her concert at Wembley.
A selfie of the royals with Swift was posted on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Instagram account.
One week earlier, George was pictured joking and laughing with his mum and siblings as they stood on the royal balcony to celebrate the King’s birthday.
Sweet Princes George and Louis waved with two hands to crowds with their sister at their side.
Lip reader Gaby Lane caught the cute moment the young Prince appeared eager to catch his mum’s attention, telling her: “Look over there ma,” as they travelled down the Mall.
Gaby added Kate and William’s eldest “looked so happy” as the family waved and smiled at fans during the procession.