Rare photos show how Prince George has looked like his father Prince William at every age

Mikhaila FrielJul 22, 2020, 22:11 IST

Prince George on his seventh birthday on July 22, 2020 and Prince William at the age of seven.The Duchess of Cambridge via Reuters, Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images

Prince George of Cambridge is celebrating his seventh birthday on Wednesday, July 22.
Kate Middleton and Prince William shared new photos to mark the occasion, and it's clear the eldest Cambridge child resembles his dad, Prince William at the same age (pictured above right).
It wouldn't be the first time George has been compared to his father.
To show how alike the father and son duo are, Insider has gathered the best photos of George and William taken when they were the same age.

Prince George and Prince William had a similar start to life. George was born on July 22, 2013 at St Mary's Hospital in London, and his parents showed him off on the hospital steps — a tradition that was started with the birth of Prince William (right), who was born at the same hospital on June 21, 1982.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George (left), and the Prince and Princess of Wales with Prince William. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images, Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images

Prince George and Prince William had a similar start to life. George was born on July 22, 2013 at St Mary's Hospital in London, and his parents showed him off on the hospital steps — a tradition that was started with the birth of Prince William (right), who was born at the same hospital on June 21, 1982.

Age 1: This official photo of George with his mom Kate Middleton, released to mark his first birthday in 2014, shows he's almost identical to William at the same age. The photo on the right shows Diana with baby William in New Zealand, shortly before his own first birthday in 1983.

Kate Middleton and Prince George at the Natural History Museum, left, and Princess Diana with a baby Prince William. Reuters, Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images

Age 1: This official photo of George with his mom Kate Middleton, released to mark his first birthday in 2014, shows he's almost identical to William at the same age. The photo on the right shows Diana with baby William in New Zealand, shortly before his own first birthday in 1983.

Age 2: George has even been dressed the same as his father. Here he is on the day of Charlotte's christening in 2015, wearing the same shorts and shirt that William wore to visit baby Prince Harry in hospital in 1984, also aged 2.

Prince George, left, wearing the same outfit as his father Prince William at the same age. Chris Jackson/Getty Images, Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

Age 2: George has even been dressed the same as his father. Here he is on the day of Charlotte's christening in 2015, wearing the same shorts and shirt that William wore to visit baby Prince Harry in hospital in 1984, also aged 2.

Age 3: George followed in his father's footsteps by appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour with the rest of the family.

Prince George, left, was just a month away from his third birthday at Trooping the Colour 2016, and Prince William was just weeks away from his third birthday at the same event in 1985. Samir Hussein/Getty Images, Popperfoto via Getty Images

Age 4: George and William's facial features — particularly their eyes, nose, and mouth shape — look strikingly similar in these photos taken in July 2017 and July 1986 respectively.

Prince George and Hamburg, Germany in July 2017, and Prince William in Highgrove House. Samir Hussein/Getty Images, Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

Age 4: George and William's facial features — particularly their eyes, nose, and mouth shape — look strikingly similar in these photos taken in July 2017 and July 1986 respectively.

Age 5: However, there are some notable differences between the father and son. By the time William reached the age of 5, his hair appeared longer and slightly darker than George's blonde locks.

Prince George at the wedding of Princess Eugenie in October 2018, and Prince William before his birthday in 1987. YUI MOK/AFP via Getty Images, Lucy Levenson/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images

Age 5: However, there are some notable differences between the father and son. By the time William reached the age of 5, his hair appeared longer and slightly darker than George's blonde locks.

Age 6: Kate Middleton has taken her children's official birthday photos in recent years, and it's clear how close she is to her son in this photo of George laughing. The photo on the right shows William at the same age, during a vacation to Spain with his own mom.

Prince George in his official birthday photo in 2019, and Prince William in 1988. The Duchess of Cambridge, Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images

Age 6: Kate Middleton has taken her children's official birthday photos in recent years, and it's clear how close she is to her son in this photo of George laughing. The photo on the right shows William at the same age, during a vacation to Spain with his own mom.

Age 7: The similarities in these photos are difficult to miss, from the sandy hair to their adorable gap-toothed grins. Like father, like son.

Prince George on his seventh birthday on July 22, 2020 and Prince William at the age of seven. The Duchess of Cambridge via Reuters, Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images

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Rare photos show how Prince George has looked like his father Prince William at every age

Age 1: This official photo of George with his mom Kate Middleton, released to mark his first birthday in 2014, shows he's almost identical to William at the same age. The photo on the right shows Diana with baby William in New Zealand, shortly before his own first birthday in 1983.

Age 2: George has even been dressed the same as his father. Here he is on the day of Charlotte's christening in 2015, wearing the same shorts and shirt that William wore to visit baby Prince Harry in hospital in 1984, also aged 2.

Age 3: George followed in his father's footsteps by appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour with the rest of the family.

Age 4: George and William's facial features — particularly their eyes, nose, and mouth shape — look strikingly similar in these photos taken in July 2017 and July 1986 respectively.

Age 5: However, there are some notable differences between the father and son. By the time William reached the age of 5, his hair appeared longer and slightly darker than George's blonde locks.

Age 6: Kate Middleton has taken her children's official birthday photos in recent years, and it's clear how close she is to her son in this photo of George laughing. The photo on the right shows William at the same age, during a vacation to Spain with his own mom.

Age 7: The similarities in these photos are difficult to miss, from the sandy hair to their adorable gap-toothed grins. Like father, like son.