Prince George Celebrates 10th Birthday As He Ushers In Second Decade Of Life

Jul 21, 2023

Prince George, the eldest of the Wales kids, is continuing to grow up right before our eyes. George’s parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, have regularly made headlines for their beautiful romance and their great parenting techniques for the small prince and his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. 

George has already begun showing several aspects of his personality and interests, proving that he is following well in the royal family line. And even though his age is still in the single digits, George already has some important responsibilities.

George is King Charles III's grandchild and is second in the line of royal succession. If things go as planned, George will become king after his father, the Prince of Wales. He will be England’s 43rd monarch since 1066.

The young prince was born on July 22, 2013, making him 10 years old. He has already accomplished so much in his life despite his young age and is set to embark on even more fun journeys and important lessons in the near future.

As has become tradition, the Waleses released a new portrait of George that was taken by his mother to commemorate his 9th birthday in 2022. According to The Telegraph, George and his family celebrated the royal’s 8th birthday privately in 2021. However, he still celebrated in style and had a delightful party. In 2020, the Wales brood similarly commemorated George’s birthday, with another photo that Kate took of her then-7-year-old in a camouflage shirt at Anmer Hall.

In honor of the young prince’s 10th birthday, let’s look at some fun facts about George and take a deeper look into his already eventful life.

Although he is only 10 years old, George already has a budding personality and strong interests in many hobbies. He is also a very important figure in the royal family. As George is second in line to the throne and will most certainly be king one day, his birth was a significant event for the royal family and was highly anticipated. 

According to Royal UK, George was born in the late afternoon on July 22, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. As William and Kate left the hospital the following day, they commemorated the special moment by pausing on the steps of the hospital’s Lindo Wing, allowing people to sneak a peek at the new prince.

In celebration of the prince's birth, commemorative coins were issued by the Royal Mint, Royal Canadian Mint and Royal Australian Mint. The Royal Mint struck lucky by designing the coin after St. George much earlier than George's name was announced, but this was also the first time a royal birth had been marked in this way.

While George’s birth was meaningful to the world, it, of course, was especially significant to his family members, including the late Queen Elizabeth II. George is lucky enough to have had a nickname for his grandmother, as the two of them were quite close, according to Romper. After all, Elizabeth had many formal names, such as Her Majesty and Head of the Commonwealth. 

George, however, adorably called the queen Gan-Gan. "George is only 2 ½ and he calls her 'Gan-Gan," Kate said in ITV's "Our Queen at Ninety." according to Yahoo Entertainment. "She always leaves a little gift or something in their room when we go and stay and that just shows her love for her family."

Back in 2021, the queen was sure to wish George a happy 8th birthday, even from a distance. According to an anonymous source cited in an Us Magazine exclusive, the queen “zoomed Prince George to wish him a happy birthday” and “sent him a lovely gift as a surprise.” The source then added that George “loves his great grandmother so much.”

The Wales family also uploaded a charming video of George on their YouTube account. According to the video, George celebrated the day with his parents. Earlier in the year, he helped celebrate the Prince and Princess of Wales' 10th wedding anniversary. He also previously attended the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium in England and discovered a passion for animals with none other than Sir David Attenborough. The accomplished man gifted the young prince a fossilized shark tooth after their meeting.

Like his father, George also has a love for airplanes. William was once a full-time helicopter pilot with the RAF Search and Rescue Force. He had been working with East Anglian Air Ambulance, and the family lived permanently at Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate during the first few years of George's life, according to Cosmopolitan. Kate told Lucinda Conder in 2016, "George is now obsessed with the air cadets and wants to join."

George is proving to be as charismatic and kind-hearted as the rest of the Wales household. The official Instagram account for Prince William and Duchess Katherine posted an adorable picture of the young prince for his 9th birthday in 2022, in which he was beaming at the camera while standing on what seemed to be a beach. Dressed in a light blue polo shirt, Prince George looked very much like his father with his huge smile. 

Now that George is growing up, he's also making more public appearances with his parents. The young prince is an avid tennis fan, and 2022 was the first time the royal attended the prestigious Wimbledon tournament. George accompanied his mother and father to the men's finals on July 10, 2022, where he was lucky enough to not only meet the winner but also hold the trophy.

The men's final match was between Serbian player Novak Djokovic and Australian player Nick Kyrgios. Djokovic ended up winning the match in four sets, which George must have been delighted about. After George was asked which player he wanted to win that day, he appeared too shy to give an answer, but William spoke up for him when he whispered "Djokovic," according to The Mirror. He added: "We'll see how long it lasts. He'll support the winner."

Meanwhile, the family was asked where Princess Charlotte was, to which Kate replied, "It's George's treat today." 

George was lucky enough to attend the sporting event again in 2023, days shy of his 10th birthday, and this time, Charlotte was also allowed to join. The royal siblings watched the match between reigning champion Djokovic and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish 20-year-old ended up taking the match in five grueling sets, however, George didn't seem upset that his favorite from last year lost — alongside Charlotte, George erupted in cheers when the umpire called "Game, set, match" in favor of Alcaraz. 

Now that George is attending more public outings and official royal events, we're sure to witness even more of the prince's wonderful personality come through as he enters his second decade of life. 

Happy 10th birthday to Prince George! What do you think about the young royals' growing interests? Do you see any similarities with his father? Let us know, and be sure to send this to any royal family fan you know!