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Published 09:10 28 May 2026 GMT
Prince George, the 12-year-old who is second in line for the British throne, possesses a trait that a King has not had in the country for centuries.
The eldest son of Prince William, many genealogists have described the tween as the most "normal" monarch so far.
While Royal experts have described this as a "transitional period" for the British Royal family, George has reportedly been undergoing serious training to take over the mantle of his grandfather one day.
This includes making public appearances alongside his father, such as attending the prestigious VE Day 80th anniversary event in 2025, which involved meeting and drinking tea with war veterans.
Much like the 43-year-old William, George is a soccer fan, with the pair attending the 2024 Euro final between England and Spain, showing off their lighter sides.
The former has already spoken of a more "streamlined monarchy", turning attention away from traditional formalities and protocol when he is on the throne, and it's no surprise that George is expected to follow suit.
There's an aspect of Prince George that may go a long way in modernizing the Royal Family, as genealogist Anthony Adolph explained that George will become the first king to come from a non-aristocratic mother.
He explained in a blog: "Prince George has all the royal ancestry of his father, but unlike all previous monarchs since William the Conqueror, this future monarch will have half his ancestry from perfectly normal families, across the whole spectrum of society and from across the whole of England.
"Right across Britain, thousands of genealogists who have traced their ancestry back to forebears who were lorry drivers, coal miners, agricultural labourers, industrial workers, servants, carpenters and clerks, not to say bank managers, cloth manufacturers, clergymen and mayors, and had thus found a link to the ancestry of the Duchess of Cambridge, were able to add the new royal baby to that branch of their family trees," Adolph explained.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, actually grew up in a middle-class household.
Rewind the clock a few centuries, and she may even have been described as a "commoner," so her children, including the likes of George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, are considered more "normal" than their Royal dad.
George's grandmother, the late Princess Diana, had famously come from an aristocratic family too, the Spencers.
Adolph went on: "The modern royal family is reverting to an older model, whereby monarchs, rather than being genealogically isolated from their people, are very much the head of the greater families of their nations,
"The marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton provides new royal links for countless people with 'ordinary' British blood and creates an exciting focus for many family trees."
Experts believe that the way the 12-year-old has been nurtured will go a long way in redefining what really makes a Royal.
