George Mountbatten-Windsor

**Prince George of Wales** (George Alexander Louis; born July 22, 2013) is a member of British royal family. He is the oldest child of William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales. He is 2nd in Line to British Line of Succession.

George has an younger sister, Princess Charlotte of Wales (b.2015) and younger brother Prince Louis of Wales (b.2018).

## Early Life

Prince George was born in Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, London on July 22, 2013. The usual formal bulletin announcing the royal birth was displayed on an easel outside Buckingham Palace , although, a break with tradition, the news was first conveyed in a press release from palace officials. The newborn was widely hailed as a future king. Greetings with 21 shots signaled the birth in the capitals of the United Kingdom, Bermuda, New Zealand and Canada; the bells of Westminster Abbey and many other churches rang; and iconic landmarks in the Commonwealth kingdoms were illuminated in various colors, mostly blue to signify the birth of a boy. On July 24, his name was announced as George Alexander Louis.

George was christened by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace on October 23, 2013, with Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Earl Grosvenor, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William van Cutsem and Zara Tindall serving as godparents.

## Education

In January 2016, George's education began by attending the Westacre Montessori School Nursery, near his family home at Anmer Hall in Norfolk.

He attended his first day of primary school on September 7, 2017 at the Thomas's School in Battersea alongside with his sister, princess Charlotte . He attends the school under the name of George Cambridge.

In September 2022, George and his siblings began attending Lambrook, an independent preparatory school in Berkshire.

## Official Appearance

In April 2014, he embarked on his first royal tour with his parents during the three weeks spend in New Zealand and Australia. Although George only appeared twice.

In June 2015, he made his first public appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour parade marking Queen Elizabeth II's Official Birthday.
On April 22, 2016, George met U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama. He was photographed with a rocking horse that the Obamas had given him when he was born. George and his younger sister, Princess Charlotte, accompanied their parents on a tour of Canada in September 2016, and on a diplomatic visit to Poland and Germany in July 2017. In December 2019, George and Charlotte both attended their first Sandringham Christmas Day Service at St Mary Magdalene.
In March 2020, Prince George joined his siblings, Charlotte and Louis, in an online video to applaud key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. During the lockdown, George held a cake sale to raise money for Tusk Trust, a charity of which his father is a patron. In September 2020, the children met David Attenborough; Kensington Palace subsequently released a video of them asking Attenborough questions regarding environmental conservation. On December 11, 2020, they made their first red carpet appearance accompanying their parents to the London Palladium for a performance of a pantomime held to thank key workers for their efforts during the pandemic.

On June 20, 2021, George and Charlotte accompanied their father to start a Father's Day half-marathon race for the Run Sandringham event on the Sandringham Estate. On June 19, 2021, George accompanied his parents to a Euro 2020 Championship football match at Wembley Stadium, in which England played against Germany. A few weeks later, on July 11, George and his parents also attended the Euro 2020 Final, where George received media attention for his enthusiasm during the game.

On February 26, 2022, George and his parents attended the Guinness Six Nations Rugby match between Wales and England at Twickenham Stadium, he met with representatives of the sport and attended a press conference where he discussed his own Rugby lessons but did not say which side he was supporting (his father is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union and his mother its English counterpart). On 29 March 2022, George accompanied his parents and sister to a service of thanksgiving for the life of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
George and his siblings ride in the Trooping the Colour carriage procession for the first time in 2022. On June 2, 2022, during his great-grandmother's Platinum Jubilee celebration weekend, George and his siblings made their debut in the Trooping the Colour carriage procession. The procession was followed by a flypast, during which all three Cambridge children joined their parents, the Queen, and other working royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
On June 4, George and Charlotte made their first official visit to Wales with their parents, where they attended concert rehearsals in Cardiff Castle, part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Later that same day, George and Charlotte accompanied their parents to the Platinum Party at the Palace. The next day, on 5 June, George attended the Platinum Jubilee Pageant with his parents and siblings. Following the pageant he joined his parents, younger siblings, the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

On September 19 2022, George and his sister, Princess Charlotte accompanied by their parents, attended the state funeral of his paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

## Titles and Succession

* July 22, 2013 - September 8, 2022: *His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge*
* September 8, 2022 - September 9, 2022: *His Royal Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge*
* September 9, 2022 - Present: *His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales*

Prince George's official title and style is "*His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales*", which he has carried since birth, in accordance with Letters Patent dated 1898, 1917, and most recently December 31, 2012.

George's father, the Duke of Cambridge, is the elder son of the Prince of Wales, who is the heir apparent to Queen Elizabeth II, placing George third in the line of succession to the British throne. Prince George's birth marked the second time that three generations in direct line of succession to the throne have been alive at the same time, a situation that last occurred between 1894 and 1901, in the last seven years of the reign of Queen Victoria.