GEORGE
TURNS SIX!
The boy
who doesn’t
know he’ll
be king
W
hen you’re turning
six and a bit shy
and you’re asked
where you’d like to spend your
birthday, you might well say, “At
home with Mummy and Daddy
and my brother and sister.”
And that’s pretty much what
Prince George said to his
parents, Prince William and
Catherine, the Duchess of
Cambridge. Yes, the boy who
will be king has simple tastes.
According to one insider,
“George’s favourite things are
spending time with his mum,
cooking pizzas from scratch and
pottering about in the garden.”
So that’s what he did last
week when he turned six.
George’s love of the outdoors
is partly down to Kate – “Rain or
shine, they’re dragged outside,”
she once said of her parenting
style – and partly down to his
grandfather, the Prince of Wales.
Charles is a devoted grandpa
and loves spending time with
his elder son’s elder son – so
much so that he converted part
of his own garden at Highgrove
into a playground for George
when he was two. Since then,
they’ve picnicked together there
every summer (with pizza on the
menu, of course).
Charles says he learnt the
importance of making time for
little ones from his grandmother,
the late Queen Mother.
“It’s a different part ofNOW WE
ARE SIX: INSIDE
THE PRINCE’S
LAID-BACK
BIRTHDAYAs is quickly becoming
tradition, this portrait
released to celebrate
the royal birthday
was taken by none
other than George’s
keen photographer
mum, the Duchess
of Cambridge, who
also took the snap
on the facing page –
and our cover photo!
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