Prince George: Why William And Kate May Not Share Birthday Portrait In 2021

Next week, Prince George will celebrate his 8th birthday! Typically, royal fans expect to see a new portrait on birthdays for George and his siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

However, their parents Prince William and Duchess Kate are rumoured to be reconsidering the tradition with George this year. And there's a pretty disappointing reason behind the decision. Click through the gallery here for the full story.

Since Prince George was born, Prince William and Duchess Kate have always shared with fans a nice portrait of the future king on his birthday. But the royal parents are apparently growing tired of how people are responding to the photos.

This week, royal insider Angela Levin told Royal Beat that the Duke and Duchess have "been so upset by the rudeness of people mocking" their young son when they share the portraits...

The insider added that there are "rumours" that Prince William and Duchess Kate won't release a photo this year because of the rude comments about the soon-to-be 8-year-old.

So, it seems that judgmental and anti-royal commenters have possibly spoiled the royal birthday portrait tradition. It's not yet official that we won't see a portrait, but we are now aware of the reason if there doesn't end up being one.

Prince George also made an uncommonly public appearance at the Euro 2020 final last week. And even then, there was plenty of discussion about his attire and behaviour. Though most fans were just happy to see the 7-year-old there, having a good time with his parents.

He turns 8 years old next week on Thursday, July 22.

Of course, there's also an entire television series in the works satirizing Prince George's life. The animated show, which is coming soon, is called The Prince, and it's doubtful that William and Kate are big fans of that type of mockery as well.

We'll see next week if Prince William and Duchess Kate choose to share a new portrait for Prince George's birthday, or if they'll avoid the tradition this year. We hope to see one, but fans were at least treated to the future King's recent football outing if not. Keep your chin up, Prince George!

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