{"id":538583,"date":"2026-07-22T12:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/538583\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:42:12","slug":"prince-george-turns-13-today-and-heres-his-best-moments-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/538583\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince George turns 13 today and here’s his best moments | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince George<\/a> is marking a new milestone as he turns 13 today<\/a>, with the young royal expected to have the day made very special for himself. The future King will undoubtedly be spoilt rotten by his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales and is likely to spend the day with his family, including his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as he enters his teenage years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

George\u2019s grandparents, the King and Queen, and the Middletons are likely to send their best wishes to their grandchild today. Here, as the second in line to the British throne celebrates his special day, the Daily Express takes a look at some of his best moments.<\/p>\n

Prince George’s christening<\/p>\n

\"TOPSHOT-BRITAIN-ROYALS-BABY-RELIGION\"<\/p>\n

He was christened on October 23, 2013 \u2013 just three months after his birth \u2013 at St James\u2019s Palace in London. William\u2019s close friend Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, was selected as George\u2019s godparent, alongside Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, Zara Tindall (William\u2019s cousin) and William van Cutsem.<\/p>\n

(Image: Getty)Prince George at Trooping the Colour in 2015<\/p>\n

\"Trooping<\/p>\n

George made his Trooping the Colour debut just a few weeks shy of his second birthday, in June 2015. The future King was already a big brother by then, following Princess Charlotte\u2019s birth a month earlier. Royal fans were delighted when they caught a glimpse of the royal in a light blue shirt with white frills and matching shorts that appeared identical to the outfit William wore, aged two, in 1984. The historic day marked the first time the late Queen, now-King Charles, Prince William and Prince George appeared in public together.<\/p>\n

(Image: Getty)Prince George in Canada in 2016<\/p>\n

\"2016<\/p>\n

William and Catherine also took George to Canada with them when they visited the country in 2016. Charlotte had also joined them on the trip, which was her first official royal tour. George, then aged three, was dressed in a navy jumper, red shorts, and navy socks when he first arrived in the country.<\/p>\n

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