Prince George has one huge advantage Prince William never did

Prince George is set to enter his teenage years and royal expert highlights painful difference between Prince William at 13 and him today.

With the young royal set to turn 13 and begin Eton College this September, royal commentators have drawn comparisons between the Prince of Wales and George.

Former BBC correspondent Jennie Bond told Mirror, "At this time in his life, William was troubled by a great deal more than just his destiny."

She told the outlet that William was already grappling the weight of his future role as heir while also coping with the breakdown of his parents then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage.

"Their parents’ private lives had become public. His father had admitted adultery on national television, and there was worse to come. It was only a few months after William’s 13th birthday, during his first term at Eton, that Diana recorded her now notorious Panorama interview in which she, too, admitted adultery and poured out her heart about her life and marriage," Jennie added.

Now, Prince George she said has benefited from a stable and supportive upbringing under Prince William and Kate Middleton. "George may well feel the burden of Kingship on his shoulders, but he has two united and highly supportive parents who have always encouraged him to discuss his feelings and fears."

"Of course, George and his siblings have had the trauma of their mother’s shock diagnosis of cancer and the treatment which followed, which is a terrible thing for any young boy to cope with. But George has had his father at his side," she noted.

The royal expert explained further that while Kate and William worry about their little boy as he becomes teenager, the Prince of Wales "knows exactly what life is like at Eton and he knows exactly what it’s like to be an heir to the throne."

"Diana told me the country was lucky to have William," she added, noting, "I think George is exceptionally lucky to have the parents he has."