{"id":22086,"date":"2022-07-22T08:17:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/prince-george-is-all-smiles-in-9th-birthday-portrait-shot-by-kate-middleton\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T08:17:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:17:54","slug":"prince-george-is-all-smiles-in-9th-birthday-portrait-shot-by-kate-middleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/prince-george-is-all-smiles-in-9th-birthday-portrait-shot-by-kate-middleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince George is all smiles in 9th birthday portrait shot by Kate Middleton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy birthday, Prince George!<\/p>\n

The eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton \u2013 who turns 9 on Friday \u2013 flashed a cheeky smile ahead of his big day in a new portrait shared to social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorge is turning 9! \ud83c\udf82\ud83c\udf88,\u201d the proud parents captioned the sweet snap, which was taken by the Duchess of Cambridge herself.<\/p>\n

The young royal, who sported a powder blue collared shirt and side-swept hair, bared a striking resemblance to his father while posing on the beach.<\/p>\n

William and Kate have made it a tradition to post a new portrait of their three children \u2013 George, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4 \u2013 every year on their birthday.<\/p>\n

The Duchess, 40, often takes the photos herself, staging her three kids in places with special meaning to the royal family. <\/p>\n

Last year, George was pictured sitting atop a Land Rover Defender in a striped collard shirt, a nod to Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, who was closely associated with the vehicle.<\/p>\n

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It’s become tradition for the Duchess of Cambridge to photograph her children ahead of their birthday each year. <\/figcaption>
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The prince brought that same cheeky grin with him to Wimbledon earlier this month where all eyes were on him due to his silly expressions. <\/p>\n

For his first time at the famous tennis tournament, the young royal matched his parents in a navy suit \u2013 but didn’t keep his composure for very long. <\/p>\n

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The royal family shared a portrait of Prince George ahead of his 9th birthday on July 22. <\/figcaption>
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Fans watched as the youngster was caught picking his nose before scrunching up his face and squinting as Novak Djokovic took on Nick Kyrgios in the match.<\/p>\n

Prince William, 40, was the same age as his eldest son the first time he attended his first Wimbledon match with Princess Diana in 1991.<\/p>\n

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George has been closely following in his father’s footsteps and attended his first Wimbledon match this year.<\/figcaption>
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It appears all of the royal couple’s children take after their father. <\/p>\n

Earlier this year. when Princess Charlotte’s 7th birthday portrait was released, people were quick to notice her striking resemblance to the future king as she lay in a bed of purple flowers with her cocker spaniel puppy, Orla. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n