I
n thelead-uptohis
birthdayonJuly22,
gorgeousPrince
Georgecouldn’tstop
talkingabouthis
upcomingmilestone.
Thelittleboywhowill
onedaybekinghadother
thingsonhismindthan
weightyissuesofCrown
andcountry.Instead,he
remindedhisfamilyon
a dailybasisthathewas
abouttoturnsix– andthat
hewouldbeallgrown-up!
Bythetimethe
youngster’sbigdayrolled
aroundlastweek,hewas
enjoyinga familyholiday
ontheexclusiveCaribbean
islandofMustique.
Butbeforeboardinga
planewithhisfolks,the
DukeandDuchessof
Cambridge,siblings
PrincessCharlotte,four,
andPrinceLouis,one,and
grandparentsCarole,64,
andMichaelMiddleton,70,
theyoungprincecelebrated
hisbirthdaywitha huge
StarWars-themedbash.
“Georgeis obsessedwith
StarWars– justlikehis
dad,”a well-placedinsider
says,“soKateandWilliam
hireda companythat
specialisesinStarWars
parties.Theyhadsomeone
takingJeditrainingclasses
andcharactersparading
aroundlikeDarthVader,
PrincessLeia,Stormtroopers
andevenYoda,whoGeorge
wasmesmerisedby!”
Heldatthefamily’s
countryhouseatAnmer
HallinNorfolk,George’sbelovedcousinsMia,five,
andLenaTindall,one,
Savannah,eight,andIsla
Phillips,seven,wereall
invited,togetherwiththe
childrenofPrinceWilliam
andKate’sdearfriends.
AndCarole– whoruns
a successfulpartysupplies
business– outdidherself
inthecakedepartment
witha littlehelpfrom
Kate’syoungersister
PippaMatthews,35.
“CaroleandPippabaked
anincrediblethree-tiered
cakewitha fondantYoda
ontop,andontopofthat
wasa giantnumbersix
adornedwithlightsaber
candles,”spillsthesource.
“Georgeshriekedwith
gleewhenKatebrought
it outandeveryonebroke
intothe‘HappyBirthday’
song.Hehadeveryone
inhystericswhenhe
announced,afterblowing
outthecandles,thathe
wishedforanObi-Wan
Kenobitelescopiclightsaber.”
Mindfulofnothaving
theirkidsspoiled,William
andKatehavepreviously
enforcedgiftbanson
birthdays,butoursource
saystheyliftedit thisyear
afterdecidingGeorge
deservedtobetreatedjust
likeanyotherlittleboyon
hisbigday.
“But,”addsthesource,“it
camewithconditions.They
toldhimheneededtoknow
thevalueofhistoysand
hehadtodonatea giant
sackofthingshenolonger
playedwithtocharity.”Everyonewasingreat
spiritsatthepartyand
Charlottewaseverthe
dotingbigsistertolittle
Louis.“Shewasbossing
himaroundatthesame
timeaspretendingtobe
PrincessLeiawithher
braidedbunsandlong
whitefrock,”laughsthe
source.“AndWilliamjok
thatthepartywasreally
himgivenhe’stheultim
StarWarsgeek.”
Afterreturningfrom
theirCaribbeansumme
break,KateandWilliam
planninganothersmall
bashatKensingtonPal
inLondon,soGeorge’s
friendsfromhisexclus
privateschool,Thomas
Battersea,cancelebrat
withhimtoo.
It seemslikeonly
yesterdaythatWilliam
andKate,both37,pro
showedofftheirfirstb
onthestepsontheLi
Wingandthoseclose
royalcouplesayGeor
grownintoa “sweeta
gentle”youngman.
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