There are many ways people mark the passage of time. By realising the majority of your Spotify most-playeds were released 12 years ago! By doing the maths and knowing that you could feasibly be the parent of a Love Island contestant! Or, by looking at Prince William, who you know is around your age and realising he's turning 42.
Yes, it's Prince William's 42nd Birthday today!
And although the Duke of Cambridge's children with wife Kate Middleton have now taken the spotlight, we can't forget that the young Prince was breaking boundaries even as a newborn. He was the first child in the immediate line of succession to the throne to be born outside the home and also the first royal baby to accompany his parents on an international tour.
So, as Prince William turns 42, we've decided to take a look back at some of his cutest childhood pictures - many with his brother Prince Harry and mother, Princess Diana.
If you think Prince Louis pulling some funny faces is the greatest thing that's happened to the Royals, then you've obviously never seen some of these amazing pictures...
The Best Pictures of Prince William Growing Up

A newborn Prince William with his mother Princess Diana and father Prince Charles

Diana And William as a baby in Kensington Palace

Diana Princess of Wales with Prince William at a photocall on the lawn of Government House in Auckland

18 month old Prince William in the garden of his home, Kensington Palace

Prince William wears a fireman's helmet as he plays on an antique fire engine

A young Prince William with his father, Prince Charles

Prince William on his first day at nursery school

Prince William on his first day at nursery schoo

Prince William at school

Double denim with his brother, Prince Harry

We told you you'd love the pink braces

It's the Mickey Mouse jumper for us.

Prince William with his father, Prince Charles

Prince William At The British Grand Prix

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Princes William and Harry with their mother, Princess Diana

Prince Harry'S First Day at school

He always had drive

Prince William On His First Day At Eton College

On an annual ski holiday

An early helicopter experience

Prince William playing polo

Prince William... with a lamb.
Prince William was born on 21 June 1982 at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington to Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, then The Prince of Wales, now obviously King Charles. Prince William is the second in line to the throne and since King Charles ascension to the throne, he has become The Prince of Wales, married to The Princess of Wales, Catherine, and together they have three children; Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Over the years he has been a force for change though campaigns and bringing awareness to issues he cares about. Two years ago, on his 40th birthday he used the milestone to spotlight a homelessness charity. His passion to help the homeless has been fuelled in part by his late mother, Princess Diana. In 1993 she took William and his younger brother Prince Harry to visit a homeless shelter run by The Passage; and William has continued to work with them as an adult.
In October 2020, His Royal Highness launched The Earthshot Prize – a new global prize for the environment – designed to drive change and help to repair our planet over the next 10 years.