According to The Telegraph:
This newspaper chose, as its Briton of the Year for 2013, a child celebrating his first Christmas – one yet to make a mark on the world, and unaware of his destiny. Yet Prince George, born in July, will one day – God willing – be King and head of state. He represents continuity in a time of change, just as his forebears have done. Those of a republican disposition dislike the very idea that, in the 21st century, a child can be born to rule…. [T]he politicians who are today issuing their New Year messages come and go, leaving varying degrees of success or failure in their wake. The monarch and the Royal family stay with us, the personification of nationhood.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with little Prince George. Photo by Christopher Neve
