Kensington Palace blunder as second picture of Prince George quietly shared after 'error'

Kensington Palace made a blunder when they shared Prince George's birthday image to mark his 12th birthday on Tuesday morning. The photograph, posted on Kensington Palace’s social media, shows George outdoors, smiling and leaning on a wooden gate in Norfolk, and wearing a friendship bracelet on his left wrist.

Alongside the new image was the message: “Happy 12th Birthday to Prince George!” followed by a cake emoji. However, eagle-eyed royal fans spotted that the image was actually shared twice in a major gaffe.

The first image, shared at 9.45am, simply shared a birthday message to the young royal, however, almost 10 minutes later, the post was shared again with a slight tweak to the text accompanying the picture. The second version included a credit to the photographer behind the snap, Josh Shinner.

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