【明報專訊】Prince George of Cambridge

Age: 5

Nationality: British

◆The future king

Prince George is the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the elder brother of Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Born in the British royal family, he is third in line to the throne, following his grandfather Prince Charles and his father Prince William. As he is expected to become king, his birth was widely celebrated the world over, creating the "royal baby effect", which means the clothing and products identified as used by the royal baby tend to sell better than before.

■Photo story

The 8-month-old Prince George embarked on his first royal tour with his parents to New Zealand and Australia in 2014. He played at a local children's group in Wellington.

(photo.2)

In 2016, Prince George met Barack Obama, the then US President. He was photographed with a rocking horse that Obama had given him when he was born. (photo.3)

Prince George arrived for his first day of school with his father in 2017. At school he is known as George Cambridge. (photo.4)

◆Line of succession to the British throne

(see picture 5)

．Queen Elizabeth II (current)

．Prince Charles (1)

．Prince William (2)

．Prince George (3)

．Princess Charlotte (4)

．Prince Louis (5)

■English highway﹕ Then

"Then" can be used as an adjective before a noun, when mentioning the person who had a particular title, or position at a time in the past.

e.g. The charity project was donated by Mr White, the then Chairman of the committee.

■Glossary

royal (adj) 王室的

throne (n) 王位

embark on (v phr) 開始

photograph (v) 給……拍照

[Smarties' Power English 第231期]