These adorable photos show Prince George staying up late to meet President Obama

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President Obama met Friday with Britain's royal family. He grabbed a birthday lunch with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, but the real highlight might've been at Kensington Palace later on, when he greeted a pajama-clad Prince George. The tyke, who is third in line to the British throne, was allowed to stay up 15 minutes past his usual bedtime to meet the president and First Lady Michelle Obama.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.