Prince George steals the show as he poses beside his Gan-Gan in a new stamp set to mark Queen's 90th Birthday

<p>Prince George has yet again stolen the show with his contributions to 90th birthday celebrations for 'Gan-Gan' (that's the Queen to you and me) in a new collection of royal stamps, announced today with this family photo.</p><p>The Royal Mail has officially created 10 new stamps ahead of tomorrow's historic day. Celebrating the first monarch to reach 90, the new set includes the first stamp to feature an almost three year old Prince George and another to feature his namesake, the Queen's father George VI.</p><p>But it's this particular photo of the four generations that has the public talking &ndash; not only because it features monarchs whose reign will stretch over two millennia, three centuries and 177 years (yikes!) but because of how adorable cheeky Prince George is! The photograph, taken in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace last summer, features a smiling cherub cheeked George balancing on a pile of foam blocks (cut from an old gym mat) while holding the Duke of Cambridge's hand for support.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="6" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div><p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BEaNr73OBUI/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">The Royal Mail celebrates #Queenat90 with a specially commissioned Stamp Sheet, featuring four generations of the Royal Family.</a></p><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by The British Monarchy (@the_british_monarchy) on <time datetime="2016-04-20T05:01:40+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Apr 19, 2016 at 10:01pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>Wearing the same shirt and navy corduroys he wore for his first official photograph with Princess Charlotte last year, Prince George looks like he is having the time of his life! According to royal aides, he was 'as good as gold' during the shoot and, as the portrait photographer Ranald Mackechnie told The Express, he loved every minute of it: "The joy and energy coming out of George was fantastic. It lifted the whole shot and lifted the afternoon. He was on top form. He was quite fascinated by the lights. He took it all in his stride."</p><p>Of course, the rest of the family are looking great too. All dressed in various shades of blue (we all know how the Queen loves her <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/article/queen-elizabeth-royal-fashion" target="_blank">tonal dressing</a>!), the portrait is certainly striking. Of course the Queen is a dab hand at this now, having appeared on more stamps than anyone else in history &ndash; over 200 billion stamps in more than six decades, to be precise! </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A family portrait to mark <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queenat90?src=hash">#Queenat90</a>.<br><br>It's the first time Prince George has appeared on <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalMailStamps">@RoyalMailStamps</a> <a href="https://t.co/9xgoJwNU12">pic.twitter.com/9xgoJwNU12</a></p>— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/722671021480873984">April 20, 2016</a></blockquote><p>Never one to take a day off, the Queen has marked both the launch of the stamps and the 500th anniversary of the postal service by visiting the Royal Mail Windsor delivery office on William St, Windsor, today to the delight of the public and staff alike. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Signed, sealed, delivered <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalMail">@RoyalMail</a> delivery office <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Queenat90?src=hash">#Queenat90</a> <a href="https://t.co/GKk4D312Oc">pic.twitter.com/GKk4D312Oc</a></p>— BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) <a href="https://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy/status/722733955494060032">April 20, 2016</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>Want to get your hands on your own set of stamps? Head over to the <a href="http://www.royalmail.com/hmq90" target="_blank">Royal Mail website</a> to pre-order them today, or pop into one of the 8000 Post Office's selling them from tomorrow. And celebrate the royals with a <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/article/birthday-party-food" target="_blank">party fit for a queen</a>!</p>

A Smile Fit For A Queen: Prince George Puts His (Adorable) Stamp On Royal Birthday Celebrations!

By Asda Good Living,21st April 2016

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