Princess Diana’s ‘really noisy’ birthday tradition that Prince William and Prince Harry now share with their own kids

Princess Diana started a ‘really noisy’ birthday tradition that her friends have revealed they continue to keep alive with Prince William and Prince Harry's own kids.

As has become tradition for the royals, a picture taken by Kate Middleton has been shared to mark Prince George's 11th birthday.Celebrations have been kept tightly under wraps, but there is at least one thing we're sure he was gifted and he has his late grandmother Princess Diana to thank for it. 

One of George's seven godparents Julia Samuel, who was a dear friend of Princess Diana, once revealed how Diana began a 'really noisy' birthday tradition among her friends' children and shared that she now continues to keep the tradition alive with Prince William and Prince Harry's own children. 

So what did Diana do? Much to the annoyance of the parents on the receiving end of the tradition, Diana would make sure to buy her friends' children 'noisy' toys that 'take a lot of making' on the part of the parent. How cheeky!

Princess Diana started a ‘really noisy’ birthday tradition that her friends have revealed they continue to keep alive with Prince William and Prince Harry's own kids.

Prince George's tenth birthday plans may have been kept tightly under wraps, with Prince William and Kate Middleton ensuring his privacy is respected by paparazzi on the special day, but there is at least one thing we're sure he was gifted and he has his late grandmother Princess Diana to thank for it. 

One of George's seven godparents Julia Samuel, who was a dear friend of Princess Diana, has revealed how Diana began a 'really noisy' birthday tradition among her friends' children and shared that she now continues to keep the tradition alive with Prince William and Prince Harry's own children. 

So what did Diana do? Much to the annoyance of the parents on the receiving end of the tradition, Diana would make sure to buy her friends' children 'noisy' toys that 'take a lot of making' on the part of the parent. How cheeky!

So we know that George is likely now the proud owner of some loud and obnoxious new toy, but how does it compare to gifts he has received in previous years?

For his first birthday back in 2014, the young Prince is said to have received over 1,000 gifts with Buckingham Palace confirming that 706 of them came from celebrities and well-known figureheads in countries outside of the UK. 

Among those first birthday gifts were three sweet presents from former President Barack Obama; a handmade rocking horse with a presidential seal, a polo mallet with a head made from an oak tree that stood in the White House garden, and a blue alpaca blanket.

For his fourth birthday in 2017, Prince George's uncle Prince Harry gave the royal an electronic SUV toy car - a pretty perfect gift for any four-year-old.