Despite the challenges that must come with growing up in royal spotlight, the British royal family has managed to keep many traditions alive. Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana followed a lot of royal protocol, but also broke the mold when it came to trying to give their sons, Princes William and Harry, a somewhat normal childhood. Now, Prince William appears to be doing the same as he and Kate Middleton navigate parenting Prince George and Princess Charlotte with the world watching. There was an especially exciting similarity over the Summer when Prince William and Kate Middleton took Prince George to the Trooping the Colour celebration and George wore the same exact outfit William first wore back in 1984!
Below, see how Prince William and the duchess are mirroring William's own childhood for their children.
The day after Prince William was born in June 1982, his parents showed him off outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London.
Just like Prince William's first appearance, one day after Prince George's birth in July 2013, Prince William and Kate showed him off outside of the Lindo Wing.
The royal family took their first overseas tour to Australia and New Zealand in the Spring of 1983, less than a year after William's birth.
Like he did with his parents, Prince William traveled to Australia and New Zealand for Prince George's first royal tour in the Spring after his birth.
The trio posed for family pictures during their 1983 visit to New Zealand.
Kate, William, and George posed for Kate's father, Michael Middleton, in the garden of the Middletons' family home just weeks after George's July 2013 birth.
Prince Charles carried William off the plane as they arrived in Scotland in 1983.
Prince William carried George off the plane as they arrived in New Zealand in April 2014.
In July 1986, Princess Diana played with Prince Harry in the garden of Highgrove House in Gloucestershire.
Kate and George played around at a polo match in June 2015 just weeks after the duchess gave birth to Charlotte.
William was the center of attention during a photo shoot for his second birthday in 1984.
The palace released these sweet family photos for George's first birthday in 2014.
Both Prince William and Harry joined their mom on the polo fields to watch their dad play in May 1988.
Prince George hung out on the sidelines with his mom while his dad played in a charity polo match in June 2014.
Prince Charles walked Prince William into St. Mary's Hospital to meet baby Harry just hours after Harry's September 1984 birth.
Prince George preferred to be carried when Prince William took him to St. Mary's Hospital to meet his sister hours after her May 2015 birth.
Two days after Harry was born, Prince Charles and Princess Diana showed him off outside of St. Mary's hospital.
Kate and William showed off Princess Charlotte outside of the Lindo Wing on the same day the little princess was born.
The princes were captured playing in their Kensington Palace home in an October 1985 photo shoot.
Kate photographed Prince George and Princess Charlotte at their Anmer Hall home in May 2015.