Britain’s Prince George is to tour Australia.
General Peter Cosgrove accidentally let slip that the eight-month-old tot will definitely be joining his mother and father, the duke and duchess of Cambridge, on their trip Down Under in April.
Speaking to Australian press, he said: "That’s going to be a very welcome visit.
"They’ll bring with them Prince George, the little one.
"They’ll be in Sydney and then in Canberra after their sojourn in New Zealand.
"There’s sort of an arm’s distance hosting in the sense that we want them to be able to relax, so the idea would be to greet them, settle them in – but very briefly – and then leave them to enjoy the delights of Sydney."
The royal couple – who married in 2011 – had remained tight-lipped about whether their son would be joining them on the trip and were expected to announce the news nearer the time.
After General Cosgrove realised he may have said something he shouldn’t have, he quickly added: "I hope he’s [George] coming.
"I don’t know – I’m not yet the governor-general.
"I think every Aussie who likes the idea of royal couples having their children with them on tour will hope that’s the case, but let’s wait and see."
Past generations of the royal family, including Queen Elizabeth, have always left their children at home with aides, but the tradition was broken when Prince Charles and his late wife Princess Diana took William with them to Australia in March 1983 when he was just nine months old.
Prince George to tour Australia
