Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share photo of Prince George on eve of his 9th birthday

William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have shared a photo of their son Prince George on the eve of his ninth birthday.

The photo shows the young prince smiling on holiday and was taken by his mother, according to a statement from Kensington Palace on Thursday.

The Duchess of Cambridge has shown herself to be an avid photographer over the years, regularly taking photographs of her young family celebrating important milestones.

Earlier this year, Kate and William shared a photo of their youngest son Prince Louis laughing on a beach in Norfolk taken by Kate, to celebrate Louis’s fourth birthday on April 23.

Prince George is third in line to the British throne behind his father, William, and grandfather, Charles.

The late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip pose with seven of their great-grandchildren in this photo taken in 2018. The children, from left, are Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, Lena Tindall and Mia Tindall.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a photo of Princess Charlotte to mark her ninth birthday on Thursday, May 2.

Prince George, the eldest son of William and Kate, attends a Christmas Day church service in 2019. George is second in line to the British throne, behind his father.

US President Barack Obama talks to Prince George while visiting Kensington Palace in 2016.

Prince George was born in London on July 22, 2013. He is the first of William and Kate's three children.

Princess Charlotte, William and Catherine's middle child, is seen in this handout photo released on May 1, 2021, a day before her sixth birthday. She's third in line to the British throne, behind her brother Prince George.

Princess Charlotte playfully sticks out her tongue while attending a King's Cup regatta with her mother in 2019.

Kate holds newborn Princess Charlotte while speaking to the media outside a London hospital in 2015.

This photo of Prince Louis, taken by his mother Kate, was released on April 23, 2024 to celebrate his 6th birthday. Louis is fourth in line to the throne.

Prince Louis, William and Kate's youngest son, rides his bicycle before leaving for his first day of nursery school in April 2021.

William and Catherine leave the hospital with Prince Louis after his birth in 2018.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visit South Africa with their son, Prince Archie, in 2019. Archie is sixth in line to the throne, just behind his father.

Prince Archie of Sussex was born in May 2019.

Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, hold their newborn son, August, in February 2021. August is 12th in line to the throne, behind his mother, his aunt Princess Beatrice and her daughter, Sienna, and his grandfather, Prince Andrew.

The Queen's son Prince Edward poses with his son, James, Earl of Wessex, in September 2020. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, have two children: James and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor.

Louise is currently 16th in line to the throne.

Cousins Mia Tindall, left, and Savannah Phillips attend the wedding of Princess Eugenie in 2018. Mia and Savannah are two grandchildren of the Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne. Mia is one of three children born to Mike and Zara Tindall. Savannah is one of two children born to Peter and Autumn Phillips.

Isla Phillips, Savannah's sister, plays on an inflatable slide during a festival in 2018.

Mia Tindall attends the Gatcombe Horse Trials in March 2019.

Zara Tindall's younger daughter, Lena, is seen in 2019. Zara gave birth to another child, Lucas, in March 2021.

In pictures: Britain's royal children

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