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 of succession to british throne.

He has two younger siblings, Princess Charlotte (b.2015) and Prince Louis (b.2018).

## Early life

Prince George was born on July 22, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London. On July 24, His name, George Alexander Louis, was announced by Prince William and Catherine, then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. His name honors his 2x great-grandfather King George VI and his 3x great-granduncle, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

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

## Education

In January 2016, Prince George started his education at the Westacre Montessori School Nursery, when he was living at Anmer Hall in Norfolk from 2015 to 2017.

In September 2017, George along with his sister Charlotte, at Thomas's School in Battersea, where he was known as George Cambridge

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

## Public appearances

In April 2014, Prince George embarked on his first royal tour with his parents in New Zealand and Australia, where they spent three weeks.

In June 2015, He made his first appearance at Buckingham Palace's balcony, during his paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, Trooping Colour parade.

On April 22, 2016, George met U.S President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama,The encounter later prompted Obama to joke that "Prince George showed up to our meeting in his bathrobe... a clear breach of protocol". In September 2016, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, accompanied their parents on their royal tour in Canada.

In July 2017, Charlotte and George, joined their parents on their diplomatic visit to Poland and Germany.

In December 2019, Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended their first Sandringham Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church.

In March 2020, He joined his siblings, Charlotte and Louis, in an online video to applaud key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. In September 2020, the then Cambridge, children met David Attenborough, the Kensington Palace released a video of them asking questions regarding environmental conservation. On December 11, 2020, They made their first red carpet appearance along with their parents to the London Palladium for a performance of pantomime held to thank key workers for their effort 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. On June 19, 2021, Prince George joined his parents to Euro 2020 Championship football match at Wembley Stadium, in which England played against Germany. On July 11, 2021, 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 March 29, 2022, Prince George accompanied his parents and younger sister to a service of Thanksgiving for the life of his late great-grandfather Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

On June 2, 2022, George and his siblings, during attended his great-grandmother's platinum Jubilee celebration week, made their debut in the Trooping Colour carriage procession. The procession was followed by a flypast, during which all three children joined their parents, The Queen, and other working royals on the Buckingham Palace's balcony. On June 4, 2022, Charlotte and George, 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, Charlotte and George accompanied their parents to the Platinum Party at the Palace. On June 5, 2022, George attended the Platinum Jubilee Pageant with his parent and siblings. Following the pageant, he joined his parent, sibling, The Queen, the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

On September 19, 2022, Prince George and his sister Princess Charlotte, accompanied their parents on the state funeral of their paternal great-grandmother.

On May 6, 2023, George served as a page of honour at his grandfather's coronation.

## Titles and succession

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

George is a prince of the United Kingdom with the official style "His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales". During the reign of his great-grandmother, he was styled "His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge".

George was third in the line of succession to the British throne at the time of his birth. For the first time since the reign of Queen Victoria, three generations in direct line of succession to the British throne were alive at the same time: George; his father, William; and William's father, Charles.

On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II's passing, his grandfather King Charles III succeeded her. George moved up to second in line for the throne, behind his father.