--- title: Prince William Reveals Prince George Is Obsessed With Police description: Prince George may only be 4 years old, but he apparently already has a career path in mind, according to his father Prince William. canonical: https://time.com/5198019/prince-george-police-dream-job/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-13T19:37:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:22.792Z og:title: Prince George's Dad Says He May Already Have a Dream Job og:description: The young royal is "obsessed" with this line of work og:url: https://time.com/5198019/prince-george-police-dream-job/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt062c0a76d1bdc3d6/69892aae656a3f7515bd3d7c/gettyimages-843622114.jpg?branch=production&width=1098&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1098 og:image:height: 618 og:image:alt: TOPSHOT-BRITAIN-ROYALS-SCHOOL og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince George's Dad Says He May Already Have a Dream Job twitter:description: The young royal is "obsessed" with this line of work twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt062c0a76d1bdc3d6/69892aae656a3f7515bd3d7c/gettyimages-843622114.jpg?branch=production&width=1098&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince William Reveals Prince George May Already Have His Dream Job > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 13, 2018 7:37 PM UTC  TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince George arrives for his first day of school at Thomas's school in Battersea, southwest London on September 7, 2017\. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RICHARD POHLE (Photo credit should read RICHARD POHLE/AFP/Getty Images) TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince George arrives for his first day of school at Thomas's school in Battersea, southwest London on September 7, 2017\. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RICHARD POHLE (Photo credit should read RICHARD POHLE/AFP/Getty Images) RICHARD POHLEAFP/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 13, 2018 7:37 PM UTC [Prince George](http://time.com/5047559/george-charlotte-weddings/) may only be 4 years old, but he apparently already has a career path in mind, according to his father [Prince William](http://time.com/5168343/prince-william-motorcycle/). While honoring the winners of the Metropolitan Police’s seventh annual Met Excellence Awards alongside [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5176654/st-georges-chapel-windsor-castle-venue/) at a reception at Kensington Palace on Tuesday, the Duke of Cambridge informed attendees that his son is “obsessed” with the police force, [_The Daily Mail_](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5494477/William-Harry-host-police-officers-Kensington-Palace.html)reports. After PC Jayne Richardson joked that the Kensington and Chelsea district was looking for more volunteers if George or Princess Charlotte—William’s second child with wife Kate Middleton—were interested, the Duke revealed that George would probably leap at the opportunity. “He is obsessed, actually, by the police….cars, toys, everything,” William said. Considering George will likely become the King of England one day—he’s currently third in line to the throne behind his grandfather Prince Charles and his father—a position at Scotland Yard may not be in the cards for him. 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