Prince George is a teenager!<\/p>\n
The future king turned 13 on Wednesday, with his parents marking the milestone moment by sharing a new portrait to Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 13th Birthday, George! \ud83c\udf89\u201d Kate Middleton and Prince William captioned the social media upload.<\/p>\n Prince George celebrated his 13th birthday with a new portrait on Wednesday. The Prince and Princess of Wales \/ Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 13th Birthday, George! \ud83c\udf89\u201d Prince William and Kate Middleton (pictured above on April 5) wrote via Instagram. UK Press via Getty Images<\/p>\n George suited up and smiled in the snap, both hands in his pockets.<\/p>\n King Charles and Queen Camilla reposted the picture on their Story with a cake emoji, writing, \u201cHappy 13th birthday to Prince George!\u201d<\/p>\n The teen is the eldest of the Princess and Princess of Wales\u2019 other two children<\/a>: Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8.<\/p>\n King Charles and Queen Camilla also honored George (pictured above on July 13) on social media as he rings in the milestone moment. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n George was born in July 2013. WireImage<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n He was born in July 2013.<\/p>\n In September, George is set to attend Eton College<\/a>, the same prestigious boarding school his dad, 44, attended from 1995 to 2000.<\/p>\n We hear George will have a harder time<\/a> at William\u2019s alma mater since his father attended \u201cbefore social media transformed adolescence.\u201d<\/p>\n George (pictured above in 2016) is the eldest of the Prince and Princess of Wales\u2019 kids. Getty Images<\/p>\n The couple (pictured above on April 5) also share Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8. Getty Images<\/p>\n Royal expert Kinsey Schofield exclusively explained to Page Six, \u201cThe biggest challenge won\u2019t be academics or making friends. It\u2019ll be balancing Prince George\u2019s privacy with the reality that every classmate has TikTok.<\/p>\n \u201cDigital exposure, drones, social media and the speed at which information spreads all complicate the security picture,\u201d she added. \u201cThat means Prince George\u2019s protection will almost certainly be more sophisticated.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the complications, Schofield believes George\u2019s parents will \u201callow him enough freedom\u201d to learn from \u201cnavigating the world, making friends and solving problems independently.\u201d<\/p>\n In the fall, George (pictured above in July 2022) is set to attend his dad\u2019s alma mater Eton College. WireImage<\/p>\n William attended the boarding school between 1995 and 2000. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images<\/p>\n George previously attended Windsor\u2019s Lambrook School<\/a> with his younger siblings and was a student at Thomas\u2019s Battersea in London before that.<\/p>\n Ahead of his Eton College transition, George has made a slew of public appearances in recent months.<\/p>\n He attended Wimbledon 2026<\/a> earlier this month and then visited the Royal Air Force Coningsby base<\/a> in June, on the heels of his Trooping the Colour appearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t