Turning into a future King! Prince George looks incredibly grown up in a smart suit for new portrait taken by Kate to mark his 11th birthday

The Prince and Princess of Wales person shared a stunning image of Prince George arsenic he celebrates his 11th day today.

The achromatic and achromatic photo, taken by keen photographer Kate, 42, shows nan early King successful a suit, beaming for nan camera.

The young royal, who is nan eldest kid of nan Prince and Princess of Wales, was calved George Alexander Louis connected July 22, 2013, successful the the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London.

In nan photo, which was shared connected nan Kensington Palace X and Instagram accounts, George's hairsbreadth is combed to 1 broadside and he's looking crisp - conscionable for illustration his begetter - successful a suit arsenic he beams for nan camera.

Royal fans person go utilized to seeing nan early King dressed smartly successful caller years arsenic he prepares to 1 time beryllium connected nan throne. However, this photograph shows nan royal looking a small much relaxed successful an unfastened collar alternatively of a tie. 

He is besides wearing what appears to beryllium a delicate handmade bracelet connected his near wrist - which looks strikingly akin to jewellery donned by Princess Charlotte and King Charles successful caller appearances. 

Responding to nan photo, royal fans gushed complete nan early King and his stately image - noting a beardown resemblance to his begetter successful particular.

One personification said: 'He's nan splitting (sic) image of his father, honestly. Happy Birthday George!'

Another royal instrumentality said: 'He is truthful handsome but I can't judge he is already 11.'

Many shared specified disbelief that nan prince is now 11 years aged - pinch immoderate group making nan constituent that he's 'almost a teen'.  

As he turns 11 today, George, who is 2nd successful statement to nan throne, is gearing up to statesman secondary schoolhouse successful September - though it is not yet clear which institution Kate and William person chosen to nonstop him to.

But while nan young prince embarks upon a caller section successful his life, royal fans person indulged successful nostalgia to observe his milestone, sharing photos connected X, formerly Twitter, of nan royal successful his babe and toddler years.

When he was increasing up, George was known for cheeky appearances akin to nan comical displays now associated pinch his younger brother, Prince Louis.

The eldest of nan Wales children besides won hearts astir nan world pinch his cherub-like looks.

Celebrating his day connected societal media, royal fans wished nan young prince galore happy returns and shared their favourite puerility snaps of him.

As George celebrates his 11th year, it comes aft a reliable fewer months for his family successful which his mother Kate, 42, has been undergoing crab treatment.

In January, Kensington Palace announced nan Princess of Wales was taking clip retired from nationalist facing duties to retrieve aft undergoing abdominal room astatine nan London Clinic for a information that was not revealed to nan public.

Two months later, pursuing wide speculation and chaotic conspiracy theories astir nan authorities of her health, Kate shared a heartfelt video connection successful which she revealed doctors had recovered cancerous cells during her operation.

She besides revealed that, arsenic a result, she had been undergoing 'preventative' chemotherapy.

The Princess shared really she and William 'have been doing everything we tin to process and negociate this privately for nan liking of our young family'. 

Meanwhile George's grandfather King Charles, 75, is besides undergoing curen for cancer.

In a motion that his mother's curen is going well, George enjoyed a nationalist outing pinch her astatine Trooping nan Colour to people nan King's charismatic day successful June.

He rode successful a carriage pinch Kate, Charlotte and 6-year-old Louis during nan convoy and stood connected nan pavilion astatine Buckingham Palace pinch his family.

Despite nan family struggles, George has continued to radiance astatine each his nationalist appearances.

His demeanor has demonstrated really nan young Prince is being good prepared for his early responsibilities arsenic monarch.

He has been to Aston Villa matches, nan FA Cup last and England's conflict pinch Spain successful nan Euro 2024 last earlier this month.

As George approaches secondary schoolhouse age, location has besides been speculation complete wherever he will walk his adjacent shape of education.

Prince William attended nan prestigious Eton College while Kate went to Marlborough School successful Buckinghamshire.

William and Kate visited some arsenic they looked into options for George.

But it emerged earlier this twelvemonth that nan mates had added Oundle School successful Peterborough to their database of options for their eldest son.

The £34,000-a-year co-educational schoolhouse successful northbound Northamptonshire dates from 1556 but has a modern ethos, boasting connected its website: 'We person a work to guarantee that each azygous personnel of nan schoolhouse organization takes some individual and corporate action towards biology sustainability.'