She passed away decades before he was born

The untimely death of Princess Diana sadly meant that Prince George never got to meet his late grandmother.

However, that hasn’t stopped them from having a special connection.

George, 12 years old, is the eldest child of Kate Middleton and Prince William, who is the son of the now King Charles and Diana.
Prince George is second in line to the throne (Credit: Splashnews)

Prince George and Princess Diana were both born on ‘blistering’ hot days

Diana sadly died in 1997 at the age of 36 in a car crash in Paris.

However, previously speaking about the birth of Prince George, Diana’s brother explained that the tot’s arrival reminded him of his sister.

Earl Spencer told Hello!: “My father always told us how Diana was born on just such a blisteringly hot day, at Sandringham, in July 1961.”

He then commented on the similarities to the day George was born.

“It’s another very happy summer’s day, half a century on,” he said, linking the two.

Prince George was born on July 22, 2013 in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, in the height of summer.

Kate and William have since welcomed daughter Princess Charlotte, 10, and son Prince Lois, seven.

Prince George left with his parents one day after his birth (Credit: INFphoto.com)

Prince George’s birth

The young royal, second in line to the throne, was born at 4.24pm on that hot summer’s day in 2013. He arrived weighing 8lb 6 oz, and it’s believed the Princess of Wales delivered him naturally at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London.

Kate and William delayed the public announcement of Prince George’s birth for almost four hours. The official statement arrived at around 8pm from Kensington Palace.

When it came to sharing the news with his family, the now Prince of Wales called up his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, to tell her the joyous news, while using a specially encrypted phone.

Kate opened up about giving birth to her son Prince George while speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on her podcast.

Princess Diana was born on a similar day to her grandson George (Credit: Arnie Sachs / CNP / SplashNews.com)
Kate said: “Amazing, amazing. It is extraordinary as I’ve said. How can the human body do that? It is utterly extraordinary, actually. And he was very sweet. And also sort of relieved that he was a happy, healthy boy.”

When asked how many hours she was in labour, the now mum-of-three couldn’t remember. Kate added: “I… Oh my gosh, I can’t remember. Everything goes in a bit of a blur. I think, yeah I did stay in hospital overnight, I remember it was one of the hottest days and night with huge thunderstorms so I didn’t get a huge amount of sleep, but George did which was really great.”

Prince Harry was overjoyed to become an uncle at the time. While speaking at a Sentebale event around his birth, he said: “When I saw him [Prince George] he was crying as all babies do, but it’s fantastic to have a new member of the family. I hope my brother knows how expensive my babysitting charges will be.”

When asked by the reporter what his goal as an uncle will be, Harry made a point to ‘keep him out of harm’s way’.

Harry added: “To make sure he has a good upbringing, to keep him out of harm’s way and make sure he has fun. The rest of it I leave up to the parents.”

Prince William phoned his grandmother (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Hospital photoshoot

Not only were Princess Diana and Prince George’s births both on a scorching summer’s day, but Kate has honoured her late mother-in-law through her post-birth appearances at the hospital.

When leaving the hospital with a new baby, Kate and William did the same for each of their three children.

She also appeared to pay tribute to Diana through her clothing, including wearing a red Jenny Packham dress with a white Peter Pan collar after giving birth to Prince Louis. This was similar to the outfit Diana chose when she and Charles introduced Prince Harry.

After Prince George’s birth, the now Princess of Wales opted for a blue polka dot dress, which strikes a resemblance to what the late Diana wore after Prince William was born.

For Princess Charlotte, who arrived in May 2015, Kate wore another Jenny Packham dress. This time, she opted for yellow for the long-sleeved dress as it was slightly cooler.

Prince George was the first-born child of Kate and William (Credit: Zak Hussein/INFphoto.com)

Special tradition ‘kept alive’ after Diana’s death

One of Prince George’s godparents, Julia Samuel, revealed she continues a tradition started by Princess Diana with her godson.

She said that Diana started a tradition with Julia’s children where she would gift them a naughty present.

“So I do to George what she did to us which is give impossible toys which are really noisy, take a lot of making,” Julia said.

She added: “I come in slightly tipped by the size of the present that William then has to spend days putting together.

“And then put all the machinery together and it makes awful tooting noises and lights flashing and all of that. That makes me laugh and it makes George laugh.”