Britain's Prince George has turned one today (22.07.14)
The adorable offspring of Prince William and Duchess Catherine is celebrating his first birthday with a party held on the grounds of Kensington Palace in his honour.
Catherine, 32, is expected to bake a cake for the tot herself and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have invited his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth to celebrate the big day with them.
In a statement issued on the eve of George's birthday, William, 32, and Catherine said: "We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone over the last year, wherever we have met them, for their warm and generous good wishes."
To mark the cherubic prince's first birthday, two new official pictures have been released of George looking rather "fascinated" by a butterfly display at London's Natural History Museum.
In one snap, the chubby-cheeked tot is seen in the arms of his mother, reaching out to a butterfly as his father looks on. In a second snap, George is seen cautiously reaching out to a butterfly resting on dad William's hand.
The pictures were taken by royal photographer John Sitwell.
He said: "He was fascinated to see them fly but a little scared when they got a bit close to him."

Mel B has been warned to behave while filming 'The X Factor' in Cancun, Mexico.
The former Spice Girl is being flown to the boozy tourist capital for the Judges Houses' round of this year's competition and show bosses fear the party-loving judge may lead her contestants astray.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Bosses have decided to send Mel to Cancun. She loves a good party and Cancun certainly has that reputation. But her contestants will be told they must behave themselves before they get on their on their flight - and Mel too, of course."
Meanwhile, newly married Cheryl Cole - who secretly wed French restaurant owner Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini earlier this month - is expected to be whisked off to Nice in the south of France with her contestants. Nice is where Cheryl's new spouse is from.
It's not yet known where returning head judge Simon Cowell or Louis Walsh will film their Judges' Houses segments. Producers are said to be considering Bermuda, a popular holiday destination for billionaires, as one option.
'The X Factor' is set to undergo a radical overhaul this year in a bid to boost ratings. Bosses have reportedly axed the controversial flash vote gimmick from the live shows and are even considering bringing in a surprise fifth judge.

Kanye West used his wedding speech to talk about how "celebrities have no rights".
The 'Gold Digger' hitmaker gave a 45-minute toast at his nuptials to Kim Kardashian - with who he has 13-month-old daughter North - in Florence, Italy, in May, and says he used the opportunity to explain how he and his new wife want to "fight" for more respect, comparing the way they are treated to "blacks in the '60s".
He explained to America's GQ magazine: "What I talked about in it was the idea of celebrity, and celebrities being treated like blacks were in the '60s, having no rights, and the fact that people can slander your name. I said that in the toast.
"And I had to say this in a position where I, from the art world, am marrying Kim. And how we're going to fight to raise the respect level for celebrities so that my daughter can live a more normal life. She didn't choose to be a celebrity. But she is. So I'm going to fight to make sure she has a better life."
Kanye went on to explain he wants to "fight for the re-education" of what celebrity means and to prove he and the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star are more than just famous faces.
He added: "One of the things that I said at the speech was, anyone that's at this table has had to defend me or Kim or both of us at some point in their life.
"Ask a boxer: 'In the third round, when he hit you from the side on your ear, how did that specifically feel?' You wouldn't ask a boxer that. Because you know they're there to fight. Meaning now you know I'm here to fight. I'm here to fight for the re-education of what celebrity is. To say, 'Yes, we are celebrities, but yes, we're also innovators, we're also inventors, we're also thoughtful.' "

Ray J has been charged with 10 offences over his arrest in May.
The 'I Hit It First' singer - the younger brother of Brandy Norwood - got into an altercation with police at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel after being ordered to leave over his "rowdy" behaviour, and now faces four charges of resisting arrest, three counts of assault and battery, two counts of vandalism and one of sexual battery, all of which are misdeneamour offences, TMZ reports.
The sexual battery charge brought by the Los Angeles County District Attorney yesterday (21.07.14) is particularly controversial as police at the time insisted no such crime was committed.
The offence relates to the singer brushing up against a woman's butt at the hotel, but police said at the time the contact was incidental, not intentional.
After being asked to leave the hotel, the 33-year-old singer - who is best known for appearing in a sex tape with then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian - refused to go so security made a citizen's arrest.
Law enforcement officers then arrived at the scene and the R&B star allegedly kicked out the back window of the police car and spat in an arresting officer's face as he was being handcuffed.

Zac Efron has been named the hottest hunk of 2014.
The 'Bad Neighbours' actor has topped heat magazine's annual poll, knocking last year's winner, Olympic diver Tom Daley, off the top spot and into second place, while retired soccer star David Beckham retained third place.
The magazine's editor-in-chief Lucie Cave said website users "voted in their thousands and selected Zac Efron as the hottest man alive", explaining he secured top spot in the 101 Hottest Hunks list thanks to his topless appearance in 'Bad Neighbours' and having his shirt ripped off by Rita Ora at the MTV Movie Awards.
McBusted drummer Harry Judd and 'Wolf of Wall Street Star' Leonardo DiCaprio took fourth and fifth place respectively, while the highest new entry was 'Fifty Shades of Grey' hunk Jamie Dornan, who took eighth spot.
Rounding out the top 10 were Bradley Cooper in sixth place, one spot ahead of Gary Barlow, and Ryan Gosling and Henry Cavill in ninth and tenth place respectively.
Meanwhile, 'Gravity' hunk George Clooney - who announced his engagement to Amal Alamuddin in April - dropped 37 places from last year to number 60, and Britain's Prince Harry slid down eight places to take 32nd spot.

heat magazine's Hottest Hunks 2014 top 10:

1. Zac Efron
2. Tom Daley
3. David Beckham
4. Harry Judd
5. Leonardo DiCaprio
6. Bradley Cooper
7. Gary Barlow
8. Jamie Dornan
9. Ryan Gosling
10. Henry Cavill

Kelly Rowland has fuelled speculation she is expecting a baby boy.
The 'Kisses Down Low' singer is pregnant with her first child with husband Tim Witherspoon - who she married in May - and was seen browsing for blue onesies at baby supply store Juvenile Shop in Sherman Oaks, California recently.
According to E! News an eye-witness revealed that Kelly was cooing over the tiny boys' clothing and reportedly said: "Oh my god, this is so little ... this is so cute!"
She is also said to have registered for a Ferrari F1 baby walker, a Skip Hop Pronto! changing station, a Nuna travel crib and plenty of post-pregnancy shape wear from Belly Bandit.
While Kelly hasn't confirmed the gender of her baby, her former Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams had previously sparked speculation her friend is having a boy.
She previously said: "I'm so happy that I have another nephew coming to babysit for a few hours and give back to its rightful owners."
And it sounds like Kelly is taking to pregnancy well, as Michelle added: "She just looks so wonderful, I'm so happy for her."

U2 will release their new album later this year.
The four-piece rock band - made up of lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. - are said to be planning to release their currently unnamed thirteenth studio album, this November.
It is believed the band - who are set to play at one of the iTunes Festival gigs at the Roundhouse in Camden, North London, in September - could even have their new material ready to debut at the performance.
The album is the first to be released by the group in five years and will follow-up the their 2009 work 'No Line On The Horizon'.
However, it has been a difficult time for singer-songwriter Bono, 54, who is believed to have suffered from writers block throughout the production process.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "The U2 comeback is very much on for this year. This album has been a real struggle for them to make.
"It's taken a long time and Bono didn't find it easy.
"But they feel very confident now and are convinced the wait has been worth it."

Charlotte Crosby says she's completely over Gary 'Gaz' Beadle.
The 'Geordie Shore' star insists she has no lingering feelings for the lothario and has been happily committed to her boyfriend Mitch Jenkins for over a year.
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "We're still friends because we've got to work together.
"I've been with my boyfriend for a year-and-a-half now, so I don't really understand why people think there would be anything there. I'm happy and I'm in love with Mitch, so no - there's really nothing [there for Gaz] and I don't really care.
"Me and Gary are friends and have been friends for a while now."
Meanwhile, the 24-year-old star came face-to-face with another former flame while filming the new series of 'Geordie Shore' as Kyle Christie has joined the cast.
She said: "I was shocked - I got a shock. But when I sat and thought about it, I kind of knew it was coming."
Thankfully, Charlotte's boyfriend wasn't too worried about her being reunited with another ex.
She added: "Mitch doesn't know anything of my past boyfriends, so obviously I had to tell him because it would get brought up in the show. He was fine with it. Obviously he wasn't the happiest he's ever been, but he was okay - it's just something he's got to get on with."
The 'Celebrity Big Brother' champion will soon celebrate her second anniversary with Mitch but she admits she isn't ready to settle down.
Charlotte said: "It's been a year-and-a-half, so I wouldn't say we're going to be getting married and having babies tomorrow, but we are very much in love."
'Geordie Shore' begins tonight (22.07.14) at 10pm on MTV.

Collabro are "shocked" by comparisons between them and One Direction.
The five-piece group - consisting of Michael Auger, Jamie Lambert, Matt Pagan, Richard Hadfield and Thomas Redgrave - are happy to be known as a boy band but were surprised to hear they were being likened to the 'Best Song Ever' band when they appeared on 'Britain's Got Talent'.
Michael said: "I was actually shocked when everyone was comparing us to One Direction. I actually supported One Direction when they came third on 'The X Factor'.
"So it's quite cool to be known as a boy band, but obviously with the Il Divo twist that we're kind of putting forward as well. I think that's our style - musical theatre meets pop and a bit of opera as well."
Collabro won 'BGT' in June despite being a band for just one month before auditioning for the show.
The group admit that they almost didn't try out for the ITV talent competition as they initially planned to go for cruise-liner auditions together.
Appearing on Richard Madeley's BBC Radio 2 show, Jamie explained: "We were going to go for the cruise ships and more corporate stuff and then we thought, 'Why not?' Then a few days before the first audition we sang through 'Stars' and we thought we have to do ['Britain's Got Talent']."

Idris Elba is in talks to join the cast of 'King Arthur'.
The 41-year-old actor is believed to have entered into negotiations with Warner Bros to play a wizard-like figure and mentor to Arthur in the retelling of the medieval legend.
The film - which also has Guy Ritchie attached to direct - will be written by Joby Harold and produced by Akiva Goldsman and Tory Tunnell.
It is believed casting directors are set to offer Elba the role imminently, while test offers for the role of Arthur will be sent out to actors in the first week of August.
Meanwhile, the 'Luther' star - who is set to appear in 'No Good Deed' opposite Taraji P. Henson , 'The Gunman' with Sean Penn and will voice Shere Khan in Disney's remake of 'The Jungle Book' - recently directed a short film for a track produced by Dutch DJ R3hab.
The actor chose to work on the promo for the song 'Unstoppable', featuring Eva Simons, to tackle the topic of bullying through a six-minute video, set in the 1970s, which features a group of teenagers on a school bus, outlining 'the nerd', 'the lads' and the popular girls, who are all in different social circles.
Idris, who has also achieved success as a DJ, said: "When I first heard the song I really loved the idea of being unstoppable ... it's self belief, its someone that just says, 'Guess what? I can do anything I want to do'."

Cher Lloyd wants to confront Louis Walsh after he called her a "a spoilt child".
The 'Sirens' singer - who shot to fame after competing on UK TV talent series 'The X Factor' in 2010 - has hit back at her former show colleague after he labelled her difficult to work with when she appeared on the competition aged 16.
She told Digital Spy: "It's something I find very strange, especially from an older gentleman against a young girl. "But I'm much older and much more experienced, so it would be good to have a conversation with him now.
"To make a comment about someone you worked with two or three years ago who was 16 years old at the time, it was a little bit unnecessary. I must be on his mind. Bless."
Luckily for Louis, 61 - who has appeared as a judge on 'The X Factor' since 2004 - Cher insists she "never" holds a grudge against her critics.
She explained: "It's nice to see that people aren't getting stuck in the past. I feel the same with people I've met... that have really been quite harsh and forceful and a bit mean to me. I've seen them for the person they are now and the way they are treating me. I never hold a grudge.
"It's so much easier for me now because I feel if you're a happy and content person, there is no reason to be on the defensive."
Meanwhile, Cher also admitted she will return to watching the ITV singing competition now her former mentor, Cheryl Cole and show boss, Simon Cowell, have returned to the judging panel.
She said: "Thank God for that. I will be watching this time - I can't say that I was majorly tuned in before.
"I really do feel it has been missing those judges. Their ratings will be up sky-high as soon as those two came back. The show hasn't been the same without Simon and Cheryl."

Rachel McAdams was "in awe" of Lindsay Lohan.
The 35-year-old actress - who appeared with Lindsay in the hit high-school comedy 'Mean Girls' in 2004 - rubbished rumours that the 'Freaky Friday' star was intimidated by her on set and admitted she was impressed by Lindsay's comedic acting ability.
She told Allure magazine: "If anything, I was in awe of her talent.
"I looked at her as this experienced actor, and she had great comedic timing, so natural. It's just funny to hear that because you never know what people are thinking. We all try to act like we've got it together."
Meanwhile, Rachel - who also stars as Ryan Gosling's love-interest Allie Hamilton in the drama 'The Notebook, and in the psychological thriller 'Red Eye' - is hoping that taking on a variety of roles will help her to achieve a "complicated" career.
She explained: "I'm hoping it's going to be complicated and have lots of dead ends and corners and sharp turns. I hope it can't be summed up too easily when I'm done."
'The Notebook's' director, Nick Cassavetes, recently opened up about the difficulties surrounding Ryan, 33 and Rachel's relationship, as they struggled to get along on set.
The 'Crazy Stupid Love' star even asked Nick to find someone else to play his on-screen partner during filming because of his lack of chemistry with her.
However, rather than giving up on the pair - who later dated on-and-off for four years - Nick decided to set up an impromptu therapy session.
He told VH1: "We went into a room with a producer, they started screaming and yelling at each other. I walked out ... I smoked a cigarette and everybody came out like, 'All right let's do this'. And it got better after that, you know? They had it out.
"I think Ryan respected her for standing up for her character and Rachel was happy to get that out in the open."