William and Kate release new photo of Prince George to mark his 13th birthday

William and Kate release new photo of Prince George to mark his 13th birthday George, who is second in line to the throne, is about to start his secondary schooling at Eton College - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Kensington Palace has released a new photo of Prince George to mark his 13th birthday. George, who became a teenager on Wednesday 22 July, is shown wearing a dark suit with an open-necked white shirt. He is smiling and appears to be relaxed, with his hands in his pockets. The image, shared on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ social media accounts, was taken after George returned to Kensington Palace from Trooping the Colour in June. It was taken by Matt Porteous, who has captured many other images from Prince William and Prince Kate’s family celebrations. The photo was accompanied by the message “Happy 13th Birthday, George!” followed by an emoji of a party popper. George, whose full name is George Alexander Louis, was born at St Mary’s Hospital in London, just over two years after his parents were married. He was third in line to the throne at the time of his birth and is now second in line, after his father William. In September, George will begin his secondary schooling at Eton College in Windsor. It is not known if George will board at Eton, but the college is only a few miles from the Waleses’ Forest Lodge home at Windsor. His schooling up until now has been at Lambrook, a private prep school in Berkshire. His younger siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis also attend the school. Prince William enrolled at Eton in 1995 before being joined by his younger brother, Prince Harry, a few years later in 1998. They both boarded at Manor House. William’s attendance at Eton was a significant break in royal tradition at the time, as it was expected he would go to Gordonstoun in Scotland, which his father Charles and grandfather Philip both attended. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments