New super cute photos of Prince George have been released to celebrate his sixth birthday

Today, 22nd July 2019, marks the sixth birthday of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's oldest son, Prince George. To celebrate the happy day Kensington Palace have released a series of photos of the young Prince.

Two of the photos, taken by his mum the Duchess of Cambridge, show Prince George wearing a football shirt, whilst the third photo shows the six-year-old on a family holiday wearing a wearing a green polo shirt and striped blue and white shorts.

Following the release of these cute photos, fans have been taking to Twitter to leave comments such as, 'Happy birthday prince George🎉🎈🎂', and 'Happy Birthday 🎈to Prince George! He looks just like Prince William as a kid!'.

Prince George, full name Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, was born on 22nd July 2013, and is third in line to the throne ahead of his younger sister Princess Charlotte and brother Prince Louis, who was born in 2018.

Earlier this year, Prince George's nickname was revealed. A parent of a child who also attends Prince George's school spoke to Vanity Fair saying, "He’s very popular and has lots of friends, and there’s very little fuss about who he is."

The parent also explained that Prince George has a nickname 'PG' by his classmates, a nickname which is also reportedly used by his parents. Cute!

Prince George started at Thomas’s Battersea in September 2017, with Prince William taking him in on his first day.

Now take a look at Prince George's first day at school:

Happy Birthday Prince George!

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