Prince George photo marks fourth birthday

看看英国乔治王子如何过四岁生日

An official portrait of Prince George has been released to mark his fourth birthday.

官方公布了乔治王子的照片，这是为了纪念他的四岁生日。

The picture, taken at Kensington Palace ahead of his birthday on Saturday, captures a smiling future king.

这张照片摄于肯辛顿宫，在他周六生日之前，摄影师恰好捕捉到了这位未来国王的微笑。

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were "delighted" to share the photograph taken by royal photographer Chris Jackson, Kensington Palace said.

肯辛顿宫说，剑桥公爵和公爵夫人非常高兴地分享了皇家摄影师克里斯·杰克逊拍摄的照片。

The prince has spent the run-up[1] to his birthday on a tour of Poland and Germany with his parents.

王子和他的父母一起在波兰和德国的旅行途中度过了他的生日。

[1]run-up: The run-up to an event is the period of time just before it. 前夕

The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas.

该公司相信这些产品在圣诞节前夕将会销得很好。

Prince George Alexander Louis - known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge - was born on 22 July 2013.

乔治·亚历山大·路易斯王子，也就是乔治王子，出生于2013年7月22日。

"The Duke and Duchess are very pleased to share this lovely picture as they celebrate Prince George's fourth birthday, and would like to thank everyone for all of the kind messages they have received," Kensington Palace said.

肯辛顿宫说:“威廉王子和夫人非常高兴地在乔治王子的四岁生日的这天分享这张可爱的照片，并感谢所有人对他们的祝福。”

Getty Images royal photographer Mr Jackson, who took the photo at the end of June, said: "I'm thrilled and honoured that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen to release this portrait to celebrate Prince George's fourth birthday.

这张照片拍摄于六月底，是由英国皇家摄影师杰克逊拍摄的，他说:“公爵和公爵夫人为了庆祝乔治王子的四岁生日，特意发布了这张照片，我感到非常兴奋和荣幸。”

"He is such a happy little boy and certainly injects some fun into a photoshoot."

“他本来是一个非常幸福快乐的小男孩，这也给拍摄带来了很多乐趣。”

In September, Prince George is due to start school.

九月，乔治王子将开始上学。

He will go to Thomas's Battersea, a private preparatory school located a few miles from the family residence in Kensington Palace in London, where the family will be based.

他将前往托马斯的巴特西，这是一所私立的预科学校，离伦敦肯辛顿宫的家庭住宅只有几英里远。