Prince William and Kate release family photos of baby George
Grandfather Michael Middleton took informal shots of royal baby
Prince William and his wife Kate released two informal family snapshots as the first official photos of their son, Prince George, on Tuesday, disappointing royal fans hoping to get a good look at Britain’s newest royal heir.
George, the third in line to the British throne, was born on July 22 amid a global media frenzy, reflecting the international popularity of his parents and ongoing fascination with the British royal family.
The royal couple, known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge since their spectacular wedding in April 2011, gave the world the first glimpse of their newborn son when they left a London hospital the day after his birth but he has not been seen since.
However, instead of a traditional formal photograph for George’s first official photo shoot, the couple released two shots taken by the duchess’s father, Michael Middleton, in early August in the garden of her family home in Berkshire.
One photo shows Prince William, in a blue, open-necked shirt and jeans, with his arm around Kate, dressed in a fuchsia-coloured dress and holding their sleeping son wrapped in a crocheted, white blanket.
The second photo shows the couple sitting on a picnic blanket with Kate again holding a sleeping Prince George. With them is their beloved black cocker spaniel, Lupo, while the Middleton family’s golden retriever, Tilly, lolls at one side.