Prince William might be a future monarch, but he’s also the king of dads. The Duke of Cambridge became a parent in 2013 with the arrival of his and Kate Middleton ’s first child, Prince George . The royal couple has since welcomed daughter Princess Charlotte in 2015 and son Prince Louis in 2018. “Having children is the biggest life-changing moment,” the Queen’s grandson confessed in the recent documentary Football, Prince William, and Our Mental Health.
Despite his royal status, William is like any other dad who showers his children with affection. “As far as we’re concerned, within our family unit we are a normal family,” he told BBC in 2016. “I love my children the same way any father does.”
In honor of the royal dad of three’s 38th birthday on June 21, which happens to fall on Father’s Day this year, HOLA! USA is taking a look at some of William’s best dad moments with his little Princess and Princes...
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The Duchess of Cambridge snapped a sweet photo of her husband showering their youngest son Prince Louis with kisses in Norfolk back in 2019.
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Charlotte was the apple of her father’s eye at a children’s party during the Cambridges’ 2016 royal tour of Canada.
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William planted a kiss on his firstborn’s head before heading into the Lindo Wing so George could meet his sister little Princess Charlotte for the first time in 2015.
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The Duke of Cambridge was amused watching his son Prince Louis clap while making his Trooping the Colour debut in 2019.
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Prince George gave his dad a warm hug during their royal tour of Canada. In 2016, the Duke told BBC, “I hope George loves me the same way any son does to his father, so we are very normal in that sense.”
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The Duke was beaming as walked his oldest children by the hand to the Lindo Wing so they could meet their newborn brother in 2018.
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While Down Under in Australia, Prince William gently kissed baby George’s head at the Taronga Zoo in 2014.
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Kate Middleton’s husband held an umbrella over his oldest children’s heads while delivering food parcels to isolated pensioners amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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The Duke stayed close to his son at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in 2016, which marked George’s first official engagement in the UK.
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William could not have looked happier surrounded by his wife and three children at 2019’s Trooping the Colour. The Duke told GQ in 2017, “I could not do my job without the stability of the family. Stability at home is so important to me. I want to bring up my children in a happy, stable, secure world and that is so important to both of us as parents.”
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To mark his 38th birthday, Kate and William shared this pile on from his three kids. The image was taken by their mom and avid photographer on their grounds at Anmer Hall.
