Princess Kate Shares Portrait She Took of Prince George for His 11th Birthday

Prince George is all grown up.
The oldest child of Prince William and Princess Catherine turns 11 years old today, on July 22, and to mark the happy milestone, his parents shared a new portrait of him, as well as a message of congratulations.

Princess Kate Shares Portrait She Took of Prince George for His 11th Birthday

In the black-and-white photo taken by Kate and shared on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s Instagram and X accounts, the little prince sits in a black suit and white collared top and looks straight at the camera. He wears a string bracelet and smiles comfortably, looking every bit like his dad.

“Wishing Prince George a very happy 11th birthday today!” the post caption reads.

Kate, who is passionate about photography, regularly takes portraits of her family members. Earlier in the year, she shared a candid photo she took of William and their kids, which she made public on Father’s Day.

“We love you, Papa. Happy Father’s Day G, C & L,” Kate captioned the photo shared on Kensington Palace’s social media accounts.

Princess Kate Shares Portrait She Took of Prince George for His 11th Birthday

Kate also took a portrait of her younger children on their respective birthdays.

In April, when Prince Louis turned six, she shared an adorable image of the little boy lying on a grassy field in a blue outfit and smiling all rosy-cheeked at the camera.

And in May, when Princess Charlotte turned nine, Kate shared a lovely photo of the little princess leaning up against a flower bush in a garden, at the Wales’s Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Home Park, smiling candidly at the camera. She wore a raspberry cardigan over a navy sweater top layered over a frilly white and blue shirt and paired with a blue denim skirt and navy tights.

The birthday boy showcased the accessory around the same time as two other royal family members.

Prince George’s personal style is shining through in his new birthday portrait by mom Kate Middleton.

The second in line to the throne is celebrating his 11th birthday on July 22, and Princess Kate and Prince William continued tradition by releasing a new photo of their eldest son to mark the milestone. A close look at the black and white snap of Prince George in a dark blazer and pants with a white shirt also shows an unexpected accessory — a string bracelet reminiscent of the friendship bracelet trend among Swifties at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts.

Last month, for his 42nd birthday on June 21, Prince William took Prince George and Princess Charlotte, 9, to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in London, where they had the chance to meet the superstar and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. The royal family’s rare selfies with Swift, shared on Instagram, captured the children’s beaming smiles. A few weeks later, George and Charlotte were spotted wearing string bracelets.

Friendship bracelets (especially with beads) have had an explosive pop culture moment amid Swift’s global Eras Tour, inspired by a line about the DIY jewelry in the lyrics of a song on her 2022 album Midnights. On July 14, Prince George and Princess Charlotte were both spotted wearing string bracelets during individual sporty outings with their parents, Prince William and Princess Kate.