Birthday bumps: Prince George turns One

William and Kate, 32, were to throw a private party with family and close friends at their Kensington Palace home to mark the occasion. In a short message accompanying the birthday pictures, they thanked the public for their generosity towards the little prince over the last 12 months.

George has only been seen in public on a few occasions, most notably on the royal tour of Australia and New Zealand in April.

For the party, the London Evening Standard newspaper said Kate has baked George's cake herself.

Newspapers said great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II would join the party, though her husband Prince Philip is less likely to turn up as he has engagements to attend in Greenwich. William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are determined to give George as much of a normal upbringing as they can, keeping him largely out of the spotlight. But the cherubic royal has charmed onlookers during his few appearances in the public eye, particularly during the tour of Australia and New Zealand in April.

And his arrival on the scene has given the royal family a major feel-good factor boost. His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was born at 4:24pm (1524 GMT) at London's St. Mary's Hospital on July 22, 2013, weighing eight pounds and six ounces (3.8 kilogrammes).

William and Kate have been hands-on in bringing up their son, bathing him and putting the little prince to bed.

They have revealed that George was a loud baby and cried a lot in the early days because he was always hungry. To celebrate George's milestone, the Royal Mint issued a silver £5 coin, called a crown, with a design last struck for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

We'd like to wish the Prince a very Happy Birthday! And cheers to many...many...many...more.