Kate Middleton had different name for George - but dog changed her mind, expert says

READ MORE: Shark expert warns ‘we are going to get more fatalities’ as bait fish bounce back "Just because you don't see a shark doesn't mean the shark doesn't see you," Shiffman says."Most of the time, they leave you alone … If you go in the ocean and you see a shark and it's just minding his own business, you do not need to be worried."Shiffman says the 1975 film Jaws is partly responsible for the creatures' bad press, which has made people far more afraid of shark attacks than they need to be - with the theme tune becoming an especially powerful tool to terrify audiences."John Williams figure[d] out how to make sure the audience understood that this was a terrifying, death-creating machine coming after you that you could not stop," says film music historian John Burlingame of the iconic tune.Rather than pounce on beach-goers, as is often portrayed in film and TV, sharks usually just bump into people in the water and sometimes don’t even physically touch them.While injuries can happen and sharks have been known to kill people, Shiffman explained that you are more likely to die by falling off a cliff than from a shark attack.Sharks, on the other hand, are the ones who are really in danger.Around 100 million sharks are killed a year, with many dying from unsustainable fishing practices that either intentionally target their fins and meat or through bycatch - meaning accidentally catching a shark when you’re trying to catch another fish.And with sharks being a crucial element of the ecosystem, keeping the food chain intact and oceans balanced, the threat to the aquatic titans poses problems to our oceans as a whole - which creates issues for humans too.READ NEXT: Teen dies on school trip after constant vomiting is put

London, the residence of the Queen is said to be requesting hefty sums of cash for renovations.With proposed plans for renovating the massive pad accounting for around £369million, one expert has said the "absurd" price tag should be offset by ticket revenue made by the palace opening its doors every day of the year.READ MORE: Royals tried to 'intimidate' Harry with isolation after William calls 'not productive'Plans to renovate the palace come after a report from the official Royal Family website citing a need for an overhaul to the "building infrastructure".A statement on royal.uk reads: "The Palace’s electrical cabling, plumbing and heating have not been updated since the 1950s."The building’s infrastructure is in urgent need of a complete overhaul to prevent long-term damage to the building and its contents."The most cost-effective way to replace these essential services, and to ensure that The Palace is fit for purpose for the next 50 years, is to undertake a phased programme of works over ten years."But Republic's chief executive, Graham Smith, said that a change was needed for the plans now that the Queen has moved to her Windsor property.Speaking to Sky News the Chief Executive said: "MPs for years have been saying you need to open up the palace to tourists all year round."With that ticket revenue that you raise you’ll then be able to fund these sorts of repairs and restorations without coming back to the Treasury."We have hospitals and schools, police services struggling to make ends meet.

Star Trek but actor William Shatner predicts we’ll be working away from Earth and using it as our holiday destination within 100 years. The Captain Kirk legend, who last year became the oldest human to fly into space, reckons its the way to save our planet.Shatner, 91, says: “The idea is to get people accustomed to going into space, and then have the population excited about the idea of sending polluting industries up into space.READ NEXT: 3D-printed Swiss 'marshmallow' house could be Elon Musk's dream Mars home “So the industries that are polluting send their energy down mechanically.“You come down here every two weeks to enjoy the beauty of Earth and go up there and work. The technology exists.

Royal Family was not an "obvious" breakdown waiting to happen between brothers Prince Harry and Prince William, an expert has said. A strong pairing initially for the Sussex and Cambridge families saw the quartet of royal faces at the front of major royal events.

He may be the third in the line of succession to the British throne, but even Prince George has been given a special nickname by his peers at school.The young prince, who recently celebrated his ninth birthday, studies at Thomas's Battersea in south west London along with his younger sister Princess Charlotte, seven. At school, George is reportedly known by initials, PG, which is also believed to be what his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, call him at home.

READ MORE: Unearthed snap of William with Diana aged 9 proves Prince George is dad's 'twin'Following the disturbance, police requested “documentation of a trespasser, who left”.12 days earlier, police had also been called to another trespasser alert – the sixth in 14 months.Santa Barbara Police records show the incidents at the Montecito mansion have been logged as as “trespasser”, “property crimes” and “suspicious circumstances”.The revelations come after Harry won the first stage of his legal battle against the Home Office over security arrangements when he and his family are in the UK.Harry took action after he was not allowed to pay for police protection for him or his family while in north America.And now his lawyers have been given permission for a full hearing to take place and to have a judge look over the Home Office's decision.Mr Justice Swift said: “The application for permission to apply for judicial review is allowed in part and refused in part.”The duke’s challenge concerns the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures over his security, after being told he would no longer be given the “same degree” of personal protective security when visiting.To get more stories from Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters here.READ NEXT:Prince Harry wanted to be 'fun uncle' to Prince George who he 'absolutely adored'Prince George's hilarious birthday tradition inspired by Princess DianaKate Middleton unveils new portrait of Prince George ahead of his ninth birthdayPrince George must 'navigate social media' as future monarch and it 'won't be easy

Prince George celebrated his birthday on Friday and was sent a special message from the Queen to mark the occasion. The eldest child of Prince William and Kate Middleton turned nine on July 22.

Vogue Williams has given fans a rare peek inside the lavish London home she shares with husband Spencer Matthews as she unveiled her stunning pad on the All Round Mine With Primark podcast. Tucked away in Chelsea, the reality TV stars share the impressive home with their three children, Gigi, Theodore, and Otto as well as their beloved pooch Winston. Up until now, fans have only caught a glimpse inside their home on social media, as fitness fan Vogue films her workouts at home.

Royal Family members travel a lot through the country and even abroad on various royal engagements. Of course, the royals don't have to deal with any of the long processes that the rest of us have to go through, however they do have their own set of protocols that they are expected to follow. Here are six royal family travelling secrets and how the Cambridges often break one rule by travelling together.

Prince Harry.On Friday (July 22), William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, released a new photo of their eldest son to mark his ninth birthday.The image shows Prince George grinning from ear to ear, dressed in a blue polo shirt posing on the beach during their holiday in the UK earlier this month.Read more: Camilla is not the ‘racist’ senior royal Sussexes mentioned, claims sourcesThe sheer, unadulterated and natural joy on Prince George's face makes it clear that he's incredibly happy.The same can be said for the images of Princess Charlotte that were released earlier this year to mark her seventh birthday in May.Kate, 40, is into her photography and has been known to have been behind the lens of lots of the family’s official holiday snaps - including the one for George’s birthday.But these traditionally cheeky and smiley birthday photos taken by the former royals go against one of the most harsh criticisms that Harry has hurled at Buckingham Palace.During Harry and Meghan's Oprah Winfrey last year Harry spoke openly about his family and some of his comments shocked the nation.He suggested that to grow up in the confines of the royal family is to essentially suffer. He said he had been “trapped within the system, like the rest of my family are”.Since the explosive interview Harry has painted royal life as a miserable one on more than one occasion.

William Earl “Live PD,” the hit A&E police ride-along show that was canceled in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020, has been revived under the new name “On Patrol: Live.” But the debut episode, which aired July 22 on Reelz, was hindered with technical difficulties which lead to a 70-minute delay.When viewers tuned into the show, which was set to premiere at 9 pm EST, they were met with a black screen for several minutes. Commercials then started looping for Reelz programming, including an upcoming documentary about the band Kiss, followed by two nearly full reruns of “Jail: Las Vegas.”16 minutes into the broadcast, Reelz tweeted from their official account, writing, “Sorry folks.

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Prince George is celebrating his ninth birthday, marking the end of what has been his busiest year as a working royal yet.To celebrate the milestone, George was seen flashing a cheeky grin in a brand new portrait, shot by his mother Kate Middleton, on a UK beach. Although we will probably never know what really goes on behind Palace walls on the birthday of a future monarch, royal biographer Katie Nicholl tells OK! that the Duchess of Cambridge will have pulled out all of the stops to make it a "really special" day for she and Prince William's firstborn.

Kate Middleton were also praised for their role in introducing their eldest son to the public side of royal living, with an expert saying they had done a "good job". READ MORE: Prince Harry's 'bond' with Prince George 'suffered' as result of feud with William Speaking to the Daily Star, Royal expert Brittani Barger, deputy editor of Royal Central, heaped praise onto the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for successfully preparing their eldest for life in the spotlight.Expert Brittani said: "I think for the most part Prince George has coped well with the events he has attended.

Prince William's hand.Prince George celebrates his ninth birthday on Friday (June 22).A lot has happened since George was first pictured going to school five years ago.READ MORE: William and Kate anniversary mug disaster sees charity shop accused of 'high treason'Since 2017 his uncle Prince Harry married wife Meghan Markle while his great-grandfather Prince Philip sadly died.He also saw the birth of his younger brother Prince Louis of Cambridge.But it was the moment back in 2017 when a fatherly comment by Prince William to son Prince George was revealed.Back in 2017 it was William who was tasked with driving his eldest to his first day at school as Kate was heavily pregnant.Cameras captured the Duke of Cambridge holding George's hand and leading him to the entrance of Thomas' Battersea – an £18,000-a-year preparatory school in London.Lip reading professional Jeremy Freeman told Daily Star what William said to George to ease his nerves in front of the cameras.As they walked towards the paparazzi, Jeremy revealed that William said: "They’re taking photographs of you because they want to watch you going in on your first day, Okay?"Then you're going to shake hands."George looked down on the floor and nodded as he listened to his dad's advice.The dad and son were then met with Helen Haslem, head of lower school, and the young prince put up his hand before saying: "Hey."George's reactions were a stark contrast to that of his father's first day of school some 34 years ago.Prince William looked happy in front of cameras, wearing his traditional school uniform and a double-breasted coast.He even gave a little wave to the photographers as he stood on the school steps next to Diana before his first school day.For more royal stories

Princess Diana.The People's Princess reportedly loved to give children gifts that were noisy and tricky for their parents to assemble.It was typical of the cheeky and fun-loving nature of the princess who once gave her then teenage son William a birthday cake in the shape of a pair of boobs.Following her tragic death in August 1997, Diana's long-time friend Julia Samuel decided to carry on her pal's tradition.Godmother to both Prince George and Prince William, Ms Samuel described how she still buys 'impossible' toys for the family that William then spends days attempting to put together with cautious assembling.It may not especially please George's parents, but is all in good spirits.Ms Samuel said: “I do to George what [Diana] did to us, which is give impossible toys that are really noisy and take a lot of making.“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."The traditional noisy homage to Diana is expected to take place again this year on July 22 when Prince George celebrates his ninth birthday.The young royal - third in line to the throne - was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on July 22, 2013.He was introduced to the world the following day when he was just over 24 hours old.Ms Samuel said George is amazing, funny, feisty and cheeky."God she [Diana] would have loved him so much.

Prince George of Cambridge, turns nine on today, on Friday, July 22. Third in the line of succession to the British throne, behind his grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William, the young royal is quite high up in the line for the throne.

Prince George and said that he absolutely adored his nephew. The Duke of Sussex has since relocated to California with wife Meghan Markle, but the younger brother to Prince William had keen plans to be the "fun uncle". Prince George, who celebrates his ninth birthday today (July 22), could have had a fun uncle in the form of Prince Harry after the Duke of Sussex openly admitted to wanting to be there for him and Princess Charlotte.

Prince George is no different.He is turning nine years old today (July 22) and in celebration there is one tradition set by Princess Diana that the Royal Family enjoys – except for Prince William.George has enjoyed a whirlwind of a childhood, being born into one of the most famous families in the world.He has also been caught in the middle of the public eye since his birth, as millions have seen him grow from a baby, through school and into the young royal he is now.Born in 2013, he was the focus of media attention even before his birth because the government introduced a Succession to the Crown Bill in the House of Commons to help end sex discrimination.It meant that no matter the sex of the first-born in the Royal line of succession, they would grow up to take the throne, male or female.In the end it made no difference for George, but even though he is a trend-setter in that regard, he certainly keeps to some traditions, especially for his birthday.The tradition actually started with Princess Diana and has been continued by her close friend and the future king’s godmother, Julia Samuel.Each year, she buys George an ‘impossible’ gift, one that William will then spend the next few days painstakingly assembling.She said: "I do to George what [Diana] did to us, which is give impossible toys that are really noisy and take a lot of making."William then has to spend days putting together.

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