George In The Media

Saturday 10th January, 2015

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have tried successfully to shield Prince George from the glare of publicity thus far.

Photos were released at key stages in George's life- as a newborn, his Christening (right) at four months of age and then again in late March 2014 before the Cambridge's tour of Australia and New Zealand. These were all portraits released by Kensington Palace.

But the very successful tour Down Under saw George boarding or disembarking aircraft a number of times and also attending his first two public engagements. 

The first was at the family support agency Plunket playdate in Wellington, New Zealand when he played with ten other babies of similar ages at Government House. The other was at Sydney's Taronga Zoo Bilby enclosure where George tried his best to grab the poor unsuspecting marsupial (also named George!).

Whenever in public during the tour, George's boundless energy and determined expressions showed he is a a force to be reckoned with. 

Then there was George and Catherine attending a polo match to watch Prince William on Father's Day (right). A few weeks later, three portraits were released for George's 1st birthday.

More recently another three new George portraits were issued to mark Christmas.

The little prince will become a big brother in April. We will no doubt get to see George visiting Mum and new baby in hospital just as Prince William did when Prince Harry was born.

While there have been paparazzi photos of George playing in London parks with his nanny, this blog chooses not to engage in "pap photos".

It will be interesting to see how Catherine and William choose to manage their children's media exposure once they start school. I do think The Prince and Princess of Wales did an excellent job in protecting the privacy of their sons until they were in their early twenties. This was despite the very messy public separation and divorce of the couple.