--- ---  # Prince George's Royal Portrait Is Officially Here to Mark His Momentous 5th Birthday  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 21, 2018 9:36 PM UTC  LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 7: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of #843616140 with alternate crop.) Prince George of Cambridge arrives for his first day of school at Thomas's Battersea on September 7, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 7: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of #843616140 with alternate crop.) Prince George of Cambridge arrives for his first day of school at Thomas's Battersea on September 7, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)WPA Pool—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 21, 2018 9:36 PM UTC [Prince George of Cambridge](http://time.com/5308216/royal-kids-best-moments-prince-william-polo-match/) turns five on Sunday, a momentous occasion that’s being commemorated with [an official royal photograph](http://time.com/5338232/prince-louis-christening-photos/). The portrait was released by Kensington Palace on late Saturday, ahead of the young royal’s actual birthday on Sunday. Matt Porteous was tapped to photograph the little prince at Kensington Palace for the official portrait. The photograph was presented alongside an official statement from his parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1020782987271720961) “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to share a new photograph of Prince George to mark his fifth birthday – thank you everyone for your lovely messages,” the proud parents said in a statement on Twitter. Many happy returns of the day to Prince George! See his official 5th birthday portrait below. Prince George Celebrates 5th Birthday With Official Photo ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5340352/prince-george-birthday-photo-5/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5340352/prince-george-birthday-photo-5/"},"headline":"Prince George's Royal Portrait Is Officially Here to Mark His Momentous 5th Birthday","datePublished":"2018-07-21T21:36:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:53.451Z","description":"Many happy returns of the day, Prince George!","url":"https://time.com/5340352/prince-george-birthday-photo-5/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52f44741383cf797/69893584bc6cfcd6343e6788/prince-george-birthday-official-portrait.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52f44741383cf797/69893584bc6cfcd6343e6788/prince-george-birthday-official-portrait.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince George Attends Thomas's Battersea On His First Day At School","caption":"Prince George Attends Thomas's Battersea On His First Day At School","creditText":"WPA Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5340352/prince-george-birthday-photo-5/","name":"Prince George's Royal Portrait Is Officially Here to Mark His Momentous 5th Birthday"}}]}] ```