Key Facts

• A new photograph of Prince George was issued by Kensington Palace on his 13th birthday, taken by photographer Matt Porteous at Kensington Palace last month, straight after the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
• Prince George will start secondary school at Eton College in September, an elite private school where entry usually begins at the age of 13, and will become a boarder in one of the school's 25 boarding houses.
• Each of Eton's boarding houses has approximately 55 pupils, looked after by residential staff headed by a house master, and Prince George will follow in the footsteps of his father, Prince William, and uncle, Prince Harry, who also attended the school.
• Prince George previously studied at Lambrook School in Berkshire, alongside his sister Charlotte and brother Louis, and has been gradually introduced to a public role, including attending events with his parents, such as the Trooping the Colour parade in London and the Wimbledon tennis championships.
• As the elder son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George is second in line to the throne, and will continue to take on more public roles as he grows older.