It looks like Prince George has officially marked his very first birthday. To celebrate the heir to the throne's born day on Tuesday, Prince William and Kate Middleton issued a statement to express their gratitude for their baby boy.
According to E! News, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said, "We would like to take this opportunity on George's first birthday to thank everyone over the last year, wherever we have met them, both at home and overseas, for their warm and generous good wishes to George and our family."
Prior to ringing in his first year on earth, George and his parents visited the "Sensational Butterflies" exhibition at the Natural History Museum.
On July 23, 2013 at 4:24 p.m. at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, the third in line to the throne, behind his father, Prince William, and his grandfather, Prince Charles was born.
Three months after his birth, Prince George was christened at The Chapel Royal in St. James' Palace by The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby.
The typically non-traditional royal parents Kate and Will actually stuck with tradition and had their baby boy wear a hand-made replica of the royal christening robe, made by Angela Kelly, dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II.
Despite being born into the royal family, Prince William and Kate Middleton are hoping to give Prince George a "normal upbringing."
Royal watcher Katie Nicholl wrote in Vanity Fair, "They take George to playdates at the homes of friends, among them Kate's old Marlborough friend Alice St. John Webster, who has a baby several months older than George."
She continued, "His parents have deliberately chosen to keep him out of the limelight," adding, "William especially wants to protect his son from the media, which he has had to deal with from an early age.
"There will be occasional official photographs to mark milestones...but the rest of the time George will be left to enjoy a happy childhood away from the media glare."