But in an article for the New Statesman, writer Louis Staples - who described himself as "a man who was visibly gay from a young age" - argued that, actually, for many gay men, the photo of Prince George felt significant not because they felt it meant he may or may not be gay. The idea of publicly discussing a 4-year-old's sexual identity feels unfair and inappropriate for so many reasons, and many Twitter users responded as such. But according to The Telegraph, that all changed once the young prince - who has been described as "helicopter crazy" - had the chance to step into the cockpit of a helicopter waiting on the Hamburg runway. Anyone who has spent time around a 4-year-old likely understands they don't often have a ton of patience for boring things, so it's really no surprise that greeting dignitaries and having his photo snapped by photographers wasn't exactly Prince George's idea of a good time. The resulting photos were amazing, but now, people have turned this photo of Prince George into an adorable meme, and it's basically internet perfection.Īs much as it may seem like Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, might totally have it made - how grueling can it really be to cut ribbons and attend ceremonies every now and then? - it can't actually be easy to be expected to parent two young children perfectly when the entire world is watching. But on a recent stop in Hamburg, Germany Friday as part of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's European royal tour, the young prince had the opportunity to check out a helicopter - and seriously, he was overjoyed.
But, honestly, the fact that the future monarch seems to have zero patience for public life only makes him more adorable (I mean, is he not all of us?). 4-year-old Prince George isn't exactly known for being the cheeriest royal heir when it comes to accompanying his parents on official royal outings.