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And it's back to black, and white

(34 Posts)
Joseann Mon 22-Jul-24 09:58:04

For George's 11th birthday photo.

I see several family members in him.

Callistemon213 Tue 30-Jul-24 08:32:58

Urmstongran

Like you Joseann I too saw similarities with other family members. His great uncle, Charles Spencer came to mind at first glance.

I can't see that at all. Not one bit.

He's definitely a Windsor!

As for Princess Anne and Queen Victoria - absolutely nothing like each other imo. Princess Beatrice has a look of Queen Victoria.

nanna8 Tue 30-Jul-24 07:53:43

‘Cute’ is used quite frequently to describe good looking males over here . I think he looks very handsome.

Macadia Mon 29-Jul-24 20:59:54

What a beautiful photo. I think the 11 year old girls would like it, too.

tickingbird Mon 29-Jul-24 20:49:47

He’s turning into a handsome young man and I can see the late Queen in him.

valdali Mon 29-Jul-24 20:36:33

Very like his sister, & that's a lovely photo.Poor Princess Anne, being likened to Queen Victoria! Although I don't think either of them are / were particularly bothered about their looks other than looking well-presented.

fancythat Mon 29-Jul-24 20:23:50

He is growing up.

He looks like Princess Charlotte to me!

pinkprincess Mon 29-Jul-24 19:46:45

I agree with you there Deedaa
A certain tabloid is very fond of this description.Not just royals but celebrities are described as giving each other a ''sweet look'' and at Christmas it changes to a ''festive glance''.

Aveline Mon 22-Jul-24 21:25:31

What a nice looking lad. A straightforward photo.

Deedaa Mon 22-Jul-24 20:53:50

Poor George must cringe if he sees himself described as "cute", another pet hate of mine is "sweet". You see so many headlines about the Royals exchanging sweet greetings or giving each other sweet gifts. They adults for Heaven's sake, they might be pleasant, or even loving - but sweet???

pinkprincess Mon 22-Jul-24 20:22:47

Urmstongran

Like you Joseann I too saw similarities with other family members. His great uncle, Charles Spencer came to mind at first glance.

He is the image of him !

eazybee Mon 22-Jul-24 13:55:11

Because the royal family are so well-documented by generations of photographs it is easy to trace family likenesses from centuries ago. I think Price William looks like a young George 111, and Princess Anne resembles Princess Mary, Princess Royal, and occasionally has a look of Queen Victoria.

Witzend Mon 22-Jul-24 13:26:51

NfkDumpling

I just read a FB post saying how "cute" he looked. How he must hate that!!

Yes, I really hate ‘cute’ for anything but babies, very small children, baby animals, etc.
Especially when applied to adult males!

Joseann Mon 22-Jul-24 13:14:45

I guess because at the time I was more fixed on the b & w composition of the photo, as being different from the usual colour images.

As mae13 says, maybe b & w is deliberately a more grown-up choice, as George leaves boyhood behind.

lemsip Mon 22-Jul-24 13:01:04

why not put his name in title then you would not get duplicate threads.

lovely photo.

Nightsky2 Mon 22-Jul-24 12:41:26

Lovely photo, handsome boy.

V3ra Mon 22-Jul-24 12:27:29

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Grandmadinosaur Mon 22-Jul-24 12:26:09

A lovely image of a very handsome young man.

V3ra Mon 22-Jul-24 12:26:06

Thank you OldFrill.
I thought it would be. George is looking very comfortable in recent photos, I especially liked the ones Catherine took of William and the children leaping from a sand dune for William's birthday recently.
They come across as a solid family group.

Urmstongran Mon 22-Jul-24 12:20:56

Like you Joseann I too saw similarities with other family members. His great uncle, Charles Spencer came to mind at first glance.

foxie48 Mon 22-Jul-24 11:30:21

I love the fact that Kate takes the family photos, it means they are less stilted than those taken by a pro photographer.

Calendargirl Mon 22-Jul-24 11:13:51

He is just himself

Of course, but we all have our family genes, which become more pronounced as we grow up, I think.

Freya5 Mon 22-Jul-24 11:09:25

A wonderful image of a young man and future King.

AGAA4 Mon 22-Jul-24 11:07:57

He is just himself. A good looking boy.

merlotgran Mon 22-Jul-24 11:04:01

I’ve never seen the late Queen’s father in Prince George before but I do now.

Same here.

OldFrill Mon 22-Jul-24 11:02:40

V3ra

He looks nice and relaxed here 😊
Do you know who took the photo Joseann?

His mum