Prince George looks like he's a leftie

The very cute future king. Photo / Getty

Prince George appears to have inherited his father's famous left hand.

The Duke of Cambridge is known to be proud of the fact that he is left-handed and now it seems Prince George might be a 'south paw' too.

Prince George plays around at the Gigaset Charity Polo Match at the Beaufort Polo Club. Photo / Getty

A source who knows the couple well said: "Young children can use both their hands but George seems to be very left-handed.

"More often than not, he uses his left hand to hold things and both William and Catherine have noticed this. William is thrilled his son has inherited this trait. He is always joking that left-handers have better brains."

The toddler Prince has made three public appearances in the past two months and seemed to favour his left hand. At a polo match last weekend, he picked up a mallet with his left hand and hit a ball with it. He also uses his left hand more than his right to clutch at toys and to wave.

While the Duchess of Cambridge is right-handed, along with the Queen and Prince Charles, there is precedence for left-handedness in the Royal Family. Queen Victoria, King George VI and the Queen Mother were all left-handed.

Remarkably, there is a trait of left-handedness among King Georges, including King George II, King George IV and the Queen's father. It is a commonly held belief that left-handers are more intelligent than right-handers, and a disproportionate number of scientists artists, musicians and world leaders are left-handed.

Famous left-handers include Michelangelo, Mozart, Beethoven, Picasso, Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi and President Obama.

- Daily Mail