People are talking about Prince George’s jersey for this reason

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Penny Goldstone
By Penny Goldstone
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On Monday Prince George celebrated his 6th birthday, and for the occasion, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge released their traditional birthday portrait.

The shot, taken at Kensington Palace by Kate, showed him laughing at the camera, wearing the official England football jersey, very timely as it was taken during the women's World Cup.

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However the picture has since received a little bit of backlash, due to the aforementioned jersey. For some critics, the seemingly innocent choice of clothing showed that the royals favour England over the rest of the UK.

A blog called Gert's Royal pointed out that no official photos of the children have been taken in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

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The reasoning behind the comments is that the Palace isn't meant to just represent England but the whole of the UK.

However it's probably safe to assume that the reason George wore the shirt is that he is a fan of football, and was supporting the Lionesses. His father Prince William is also a big fan of the sport, and is the president of the Football Association.

Penny Goldstone
Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.

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