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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, have been scrupulously careful in how they expose their children -- George and Charlotte -- to the glare of publicity, since the birth of their son in 2013. So it would come as a great surprise to learn that Prince George had appeared in a viral Facebook video, reeling off biblical verses in the form of the alphabet. In an American accent. Nonetheless, in February 2018, Facebook user Helene K H Yap posted a video of such a boy, and speculated about his identity: Prince George, Prince William's son? The grandson of Princess Diana? The post was shared more than 400,000 times within six days. However, the video does not show Prince George of Cambridge, third in line to the British crown. It shows four-year-old Tanner Hemness, from Tyler in East Texas. The video was originally posted to Facebook in October 2016 by Tanner's father, Taylor Hemness, who was then a TV news anchor at KLTV, an ABC affiliate in Tyler, Texas. Hemness wrote: The original video garnered almost 7 million views, and a further 32 million views when it was re-posted by Hemness's then-employer, KLTV. The viral explosion of the video saw Taylor and Tanner appearing on the widely-syndicated Steve Harvey talk show: In an interview with the Bible Gateway blog, Taylor Hemness provided more details about the background to the video: Setting aside the true origins of the viral video, a couple of points should have raised flags for anyone contemplating the possibility that it features Prince George. Firstly, although we don't have audio evidence of the young English prince's voice, it would be astonishing if he spoke with a Texan drawl. Secondly, Prince George has blond hair, not brown.
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