Prince George’s birthday picture reveals ‘happy little boy’

AN official picture has been released to mark the fourth birthday of Prince George – and the future king looks a happy little boy.

George beams out of the portrait taken at Kensington Palace ahead of his birthday, which the youngster will celebrate on Saturday.

The Duke and Duchess are delighted to share a new official portrait of Prince George to mark HRH's 4th birthday tomorrow ? pic.twitter.com/Fct5iaoEer

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 21, 2017

The prince spent the run-up to his big day on an official tour of Poland and Germany with his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Kensington Palace said in a statement: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to share a new official portrait of Prince George to mark His Royal Highness’s fourth birthday tomorrow.

“The Duke and Duchess are very pleased to share this lovely picture as they celebrate Prince George’s fourth birthday, and would like to thank everyone for all of the kind messages they have received.”

“He is such a happy little boy and certainly injects some fun into a photoshoot!”

William and Kate’s eldest child has a busy year ahead of him as he starts school in September.

The Duchess has already said she is not sure George, who will be young for his year, “has any idea what’s going to hit him” as he begins full-time education.

The selective establishment states that its most important rule is to “be kind”. Its 540 pupils are aged from four to 13, with around 20 in a class.

The Cambridge family will be based at Kensington Palace in London, rather than at their Norfolk mansion Anmer Hall, with William leaving his air ambulance helicopter pilot job this summer to become a full-time royal.

According to Kate, the prince is a “noisy” youngster and a “really lovely little boy” whom she hopes will keep “feisty” younger sister Princess Charlotte in check.