Prince George was a notable absence this year at the Royal Albert Hall for Remembrance Day Festival after he filled in for his father, The Prince of Wales, last year.
While some hoped to see the young royal soon, he is now in the midst of a new role. The young royal, second in line to the British throne, will be returning to school after his half-term break.
Moreover, with William in the UK and able to attend this year, there was no need for George to step in for the heir to the throne on this occasion.
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However, during the break, the 13-year-old seemed to have enjoyed his time as he travelled to Barcelona with his father to watch a football match.
It is evident that Prince William shares a very close bond with his eldest son, who is following in his footsteps at Eton College.
One royal expert believes that George will be facing a similar ordeal amongst his peers that his father once faced for favouring a team.
The Prince of Wales is a die-hard Aston Villa fan and it is likely George would find himself as the “odd one out” for having a liking the same club, according to Rachel Avery at HELLO!.
“Many of the pupils [at Eton], who will be from London and the Home Counties will side with one of the ‘big six’ teams, as they are known. These are Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur,” she explained.
However, William once described his support for the club as a “roller coaster” as he didn’t want to pick a “run of the mill teams” to support.
“All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run of the mill teams. I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments. Aston Villa’s always had a great history,” he said.
It seems George is not afraid of a challenge like his father as he makes his choice, even if his friends choose to go a different path.
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