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Wednesday 20 April 2016

Prince George Looks Super Cute For His First Ever Stamp


They might not go so far as to exclaim ‘royal cuteness!’ as some outlets have, but even the staunchest of republicans would have to admit that Prince George looks pretty adorable in this picture.

The third in the line to the throne had to stand on a stack of books (and hold his dad’s hand for balance) to pose for pictures used in a series of new stamps featuring four generations of the Royal Family. 


They have been commissioned especially to mark the 90th birthday of George’s ‘Gan-Gan’ (that’s ‘Her Majesty The Queen to you and me).

The royals were photographed by Ranald Mackechnie in the summer of 2015 for Royal Mail – with a portrait of four generations that features The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

But more significantly, it is the first time that HRH George of Cambridge has also featured – with the photograph taken in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace.



The six specially commissioned stamps focus on each side of the monarch’s life – with three focusing on her family life, and the other half honouring The Queen’s official role.The family stamps include an image of the Queen with her children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne during their childhood – along with an stamp featuring the Duke of Edinburgh to mark their long marriage.

The other three stamps reflect The Queen’s official duties: as Head of State for the opening of Parliament, as the  Head of the Commonwealth in a photo with Nelson Mandela; and a state visit to New Zealand.

The images represent more than 100 state visits made worldwide by Her Majesty since her accession.




The Queen will mark the launch of the stamps by today visiting the Royla Mail Windsor delivery office on William St, Windsor – to mark the 500th Anniversary of the Postal Service.

She will also be presented with the first in a limited collection of 90 framed sets that include different stamp collections that have been issued to celebrate The Queen during her reign.

They’re available to pre-order from today at ww.royalmail.com/hmq90, and to purchase  and from 8,000 Post Offices from 21 April.





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