PRINCE GEORGE CELEBRATES HIS SPECIAL DAY

As Prince George turns 11, royal expert Jennie Bond speaks to OK! about how his parents are making sure he enjoys his childhood for as long as possible

-  REBECCA RUSSELL

From the moment he was born in 2013, every stage of Prince George’s life was laid out in front of him. And, even though his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are committed to giving him a similar childhood to the one his mother cherished, he is instantly set apart by an accident of birth. With the second-in-line to the throne now counting down the days until his 11th birthday on 22 July, he will surely be looking forward to celebrating his special day after such a worrying year so far for his family.

“This must have been the toughest year in young George’s life,” former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond exclusively tells OK! “However much his parents have tried to protect him and his siblings, the concern over Catherine’s health as well as the King’s cancer will have pervaded family life.”