Prince George turned five so of course there's an adorable photo release

Behold, the happiness only a five-year-old knows.
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Marcus Gilmer
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Prince George turned five so of course there's an adorable photo release
Iconic. Credit: Matt Porteous/KENSINGTON PALACE/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Prince George, royal rapscallion and older brother to Charlotte and Louis, turned five on Sunday and Kensington Palace knows just how to grab our attention: with an adorable photo release of the birthday boy.

The photo shows the five-year-old style icon smiling in all his glory like a child who doesn't yet realize the burden of being third in line to the throne or isn't at all bothered by the attention his new Aunt Meghan is getting.

The photo was taken on July 9 as part of the christening of Prince Louis but wasn't released until Saturday ahead of George's birthday.

There's no word on what the prince's plans were for his fifth birthday but if there's any justice in the palace, he celebrated with cake, ice cream, presents, maybe a magician, and, if he was truly blessed, a bounce house.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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