MANILA, Philippines – Prince George is quite the cute scene-stealer in a postage stamp sheet that has been released in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.
He poses for a photo at Buckingham Palace with the Queen herself; Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales; and his father, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge – 4 generations of royals, together in one image.
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A family portrait to mark <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queenat90?src=hash">#Queenat90</a>.<br><br>It's the first time Prince George has appeared on <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalMailStamps">@RoyalMailStamps</a> <a href="https://t.co/9xgoJwNU12">pic.twitter.com/9xgoJwNU12</a></p>— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/722671021480873984">April 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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An uncropped version of the image shows the little prince adorably standing on top of blocks.
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalMail">@RoyalMail</a> celebrates <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queenat90?src=hash">#Queenat90</a> with a specially commissioned Stamp Sheet of 4 generations of the Royal Family <a href="https://t.co/ypzbjdB6T1">pic.twitter.com/ypzbjdB6T1</a></p>— BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) <a href="https://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy/status/722650414018125825">April 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Ranald Mackechnie, the photographer commissioned to take the portrait, described Prince George to The Telegraph: "He was absolutely charming, as you can see from the picture."
"You only have a short window of opportunity with small children, but Prince George was on good form and everyone seemed to enjoy seeing him enjoy the day," he said.
"He was fascinated by my lights and all the kit, and he was quite happy standing on the blocks. I took maybe 80 or 100 shots, but when I saw this one I knew straight away that was it."
"When I found out what the project was I could scarcely believe my ears," Mackechnie also told The Mirror. "It’s an honor and it’s great to get the opportunity to photograph the four generations of the family. We spent a lot of time thinking about how we needed to approach it."
According to The Telegraph, the Royal Mail is also printing 6 other postage stamps to commemorate the Queen's 90th birthday. The set features pictures of the Queen as a young child, and depicts her fulfilling her various roles as the British monarch. The stamps will be available in Britain's post offices starting on April 21, Thursday.
{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalMailStamps">@RoyalMailStamps</a> have issued a further 6 Special Stamps to honour HM's family life and official role <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queenat90?src=hash">#Queenat90</a> <a href="https://t.co/TIcl7NGNwR">pic.twitter.com/TIcl7NGNwR</a></p>— BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) <a href="https://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy/status/722669173973913600">April 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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– Rappler.com