Overview

• Prince George turns 12 on July 22, marking the end of his final term at Lambrook School and prompting the release of a new official birthday portrait.
• The Prince and Princess of Wales shared a Big Butterfly Count video evoking George’s 2014 first-birthday outing at the Natural History Museum to underscore the family’s environmental advocacy and personal touch.
• Reaching age 12 activates a longstanding royal security protocol that bars direct heirs from traveling by air with their parents without the monarch’s written consent.
• William and Kate are deliberating whether to adhere to this tradition or request King Charles’s approval to continue family air travel beyond George’s milestone birthday.
• After completing Year 8 at Lambrook, George is widely expected to follow his father’s path by enrolling at Eton College in September 2026.