Royal baby photos: Monarchs of the modern age ... when they were cute

History is boring and old and royal babies are new and exciting. Lets combine the two — royal babies through history. In the following list, you'll find photos and paintings of some memorable modern monarchs – predecessors of today's expected royal baby. 

4. George V

Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division/ Wikipedia Commons
A young George V is seen posing for a royal photo taken in 1870. He was five-years-old.

George V, who was third in line to the throne behind his older brother Albert, grew up without the pressures of the expectation of being king. Then the unexpected happened and Albert died. George V would see the country through World War I as king. 

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