Key keywords: Prince George 13th birthday, Prince and Princess of Wales birthday video, royal family 2024 updates, Prince George latest news, Wales family private moments, teenage royal birthday celebration, Kensington Palace birthday announcement Kensington Palace confirmed on July 22, 2024, that the Prince and Princess of Wales have released a heartfelt 90-second video to mark the 13th birthday of their eldest son, Prince George, who is second in line to the British throne. The short clip, shared across the Wales family’s official social media accounts, marked a departure from their longstanding tradition of releasing a single official portrait for the young royal’s birthday, and quickly went viral, amassing more than 15 million views in its first 24 hours online. The video features a mix of never-before-seen private family footage and clips from public royal engagements over the past 13 years. It opens with a shot of newborn George being held by his parents outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in 2011, before cutting to candid moments of him playing football in the family’s garden in Anmer Hall, baking cookies with his younger siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, hiking in the Welsh countryside with his parents, and joining the royal family for annual events like the Trooping the Colour parade and Christmas church services in Sandringham. A short segment also shows George volunteering at a local food bank with the Prince and Princess of Wales earlier this year, a moment that the couple noted they chose to include to highlight George’s growing interest in community service. In a short statement accompanying the video, Kensington Palace shared that the Prince and Princess of Wales decided to release the video instead of a single photo this year to thank members of the public for their ongoing warm wishes and support for George as he enters his teenage years. The statement also noted that the couple remains committed to protecting their children’s privacy as much as possible, and that the curated footage was chosen to give the public a glimpse into George’s life without exposing him to unnecessary public scrutiny as he adjusts to his first year at Eton College, where he enrolled earlier this spring. The release comes at a particularly tender time for the Wales family, as Princess Catherine continues her planned course of treatment for cancer, which she first announced to the public in March 2024. Royal insiders shared that George has been a huge source of support for his mother in recent months, often helping with household tasks and spending extra time with his younger siblings to take pressure off his parents. The video ends with a recent shot of George smiling alongside his entire family, with text overlay that reads “Happy 13th Birthday George, thank you for all the joy you bring.”