June 22 marked the 10th birthday of Prince George, the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Despite being born into royalty and being second in line to the throne after his father, Prince George has been having a rather normal childhood. However, his parents make sure he is aware of the future that awaits him. So far, he has attended plenty of significant royal events, including his grandfather’s coronation where he had the role of a page boy.

The young Prince attends school and has many friends with whom he does what every child his age is doing. As it is of any child his age, his birthday celebration is a big thing for George too.

The royals are known for keeping these sorts of celebrations private.

“They’ve always been intensely secretive and private about his birthday,” royal commentator Duncan Larcombe told Fox. “They’ve never released anything… in terms of a birthday party, and what they do is shrouded in secrecy.”

“We are starting to see [George] a lot more in public these days, but they’re still very keen on keeping him private property rather than public property,” he added.

His parents have been incredibly hands-on, and they’ve followed a very similar upbringing Kate would have had with two siblings, a close-knit family. They’re focusing very much on the value of the family. They’ve built quite a unique family unit.”

The day will come when Prince George would ascend the throne, and despite his young age, his mom and dad make sure he knows what that means and what sort of responsibilities it brings.

One day, Prince George will ascend the throne as king. But even though his parents have given him some information about what will be expected of him as a working royal, they wanted to touch on the subject at a controlled moment of their choice,” according to royal author Robert Lacey.

The conversation regarding Prince George’s future and his role within the family started when he was around seven years of age, as per the author of Battle of Brothers.

“William has not revealed to the world how and when he broke the big news to his son. Maybe one day George will tell us the story himself”, Robert wrote in an updated version of his book, according to the Daily Mail.