LONDON: Britain's Prince George is to celebrate his first birthday today with a party fit for a future king as his parents thanked well-wishers the world over for their support.
Prince William and his wife Catherine is about to throw a private bash at their Kensington Palace home in London to mark the occasion, with royalty and close friends in attendance.
To mark the prince's birthday they released two new photographs of the family, which show toddler George fascinated by butterflies at the Natural History Museum in the British capital.
In a short message accompanying the pictures, William and Kate thanked the public for their generosity towards the little prince over the last 12 months.
"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," they said.
In one of the new pictures released for his birthday, George is looking at a blue morpho butterfly that has landed on the back of his father's right hand.
The youngster, sitting on a bench with his parents, appears about to pick up the insect.
In the other picture, William, Kate and their son are transfixed by something above their heads.
The photographer, John Stillwell, said George, who is third in line to the throne, was "very lively and very sure of himself and confident -- a very determined young boy".
The shots were taken a few weeks ago. George is pictured wearing a pair of dungaree shorts, over a polo neck t-shirt, shoes and socks.
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