Prince George walks hand in hand with his siblings in a never-before seen video shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales to mark his 12th birthday.

The clip, shared on William and Kate’s social media pages, comes after they also shared a brand new snap of their eldest son for his birthday today. In the footage, George is shown laughing as he and Princess Charlotte both carry a giggling Prince Louis in their arms during a photoshoot in Norfolk.

Prince George walks hand in hand with his siblings in a never-before seen video shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales to mark his 12th birthday.

The clip, shared on William and Kate’s social media pages, comes after they also shared a brand new snap of their eldest son for his birthday today. In the footage, George is shown laughing as he and Princess Charlotte both carry a giggling Prince Louis in their arms during a photoshoot in Norfolk.

The video, filmed by Kensington Palace’s in-house social media team, also captures the trio smiling as they stride along holding hands, with Louis in the middle of his brother and sister.

The video was released just over an hour after the photo, which shows George outdoors, smiling and leaning on a rustic wooden gate, wearing a checked shirt, gilet and a friendship bracelet on his left wrist. The picture was taken earlier this year in Norfolk by photographer Josh Shinner, who also took a recent birthday portrait of Prince Louis.

The new picture, which was was accompanied by the message: “Happy 12th Birthday to Prince George!” followed by a cake emoji, comes as George and his siblings Princess Charlotte and Louis are enjoying the long summer break from school alongside their parents, who are also on their summer break from royal duties.

George and Charlotte lift up younger brother Louis
George’s last big public outing came alongside sister Charlotte when they both accompanied their parents William and Kate to the Wimbledon men’s singles final, where they watched Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz to take the title.

Before that he took part in Trooping the Colour last month as well as VE Day commemorations in May, carrying out his most high-profile engagement to date by joining a veterans tea party and listening to their stories.

And according to former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, despite the seeming uptick in public appearances, his parents will be keen for him to continue to grow up out of the direct spotlight.

She told the Mirror: “There is plenty of time to get him used to the idea that his will be a very public role for the rest of his life. I’m sure we’ll see him from time to time, especially with all the emotional turmoil he must have been through in the past 18 months with his mother’s illness, he deserves to enjoy what’s left of his childhood away from the public gaze as much as possible.”

Prince George Alexander Louis was born in the private Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, at 4.24pm on July 22 2013, weighing 8lb 6oz.

He made his debut in front of the world’s media on the hospital steps one day later, wrapped in a white merino wool shawl, cradled in his mother’s arms.

He was christened George Alexander Louis at the Chapel Royal at St James’ Palace with his godparents including his father’s cousin Zara Tindall, the wealthy landowner the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, and his late grandmother Princess Diana’s friend, Julia Samuel.