Prince George may be second-in-line to the throne, however he is not too dissimilar from millions of other children across the globe when it comes to Christmas and what presents he wants.

While his wish list may have changed now, the 11-year-old once requested just one very ordinary toy from Father Christmas when he was younger, showing just how much his parents have tried to keep his childhood as normal as possible.

As reported by The Mirror, during a trip to Esplanade Park in Finland back in 2017, proud dad Prince William handed George’s Christmas list directly to Santa.

A photograph of the list showed George’s handwriting as he asked for a toy police car for the big day.

A year later, Prince William, now 42, then revealed during a reception at Kensington Palace honouring Scotland Yard that George had shown an interest in joining the police force.

Youth engagement officer with the Met Police, Jayne Richardson, spoke about her meeting with Prince William in 2018.

She said: “We’re only based just down the road in Kensington and I said to him ‘Perhaps Prince George and Princess Charlotte could join the police cadets’.”

She claimed William replied: “[George] is obsessed, actually, by the police… cars, toys, everything.”

While the 11-year-old is unlikely to wish for a toy police car this year, the prince’s list is likely to be similar to those of other children across the UK.

When speaking about Christmas presents, royal author Katie Nicholl told OK! in 2021: “George enjoys his iPad at school, both he and Charlotte are quite tech-savvy and, like most children, there probably are technical gadgets and such like on their wish list.

“I’m sure they’re not going to want for anything, but when it comes to technology and screens, they (William and Kate) are careful not to spoil them with extravagant gifting.

“If it is something that happens to be a computer game or something like that then they are cautious of screen time so it could be a more practical gift.”

The family will attend Sandringham on Wednesday to spend Christmas Day with the King, Queen, and other Royal Family members.