In advance of his 12th birthday, Prince George has been making royal headlines a lot. The future monarch made a surprise appearance at Wimbledon alongside his mother, Kate Middleton, his father, Prince William,

Commenting on the Prince falling back and allowing Catherine, George, and Charlotte to walk ahead and greet the Wimbledon crowds, one person remarked (amassing over 1,000 likes in response), “Love the way Prince William let his family walk ahead of him. Such a beautiful and subtle show of respect.”

Prince George is turning 12 on July 22, which may mean that he can no longer travel with his father, the future king, Prince William. However, Kate Middleton and her husband are reportedly in talks to reverse the decades-old convention.

P rince George looks at home in the countryside in a new picture released by Prince William and Princess Kate to mark his birthday. The future king turned 12 on July 22 after a year in which his mother emerged from a bleak period undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.

Prince George is all smiles as he celebrates 12th birthday in new photo - The future king is pictured outdoors, smiling and relaxed as he leans on a rustic wooden gate in Norfolk

Prince George is celebrating his 12th birthday today and a new photograph of the future king has been released to mark the occasion. The picture was taken earlier this year by John Shinner in Norfolk.