How Prince George will look aged 60! App allows parents to predict their children's faces in later life... but would YOU want to know?
- The software was designed by Hassan Ugail, head of Bradford University's Centre for Visual Computing
- It was originally created to identify potential terrorists in busy crowds
- Technology could soon become an app to reveal what children might look like when they're older
- It has predicted the appearance of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Harper Beckham
Most mothers and fathers will have wondered what their children will grow up to look like and now a new app could take all the guess work out of the equation.
The revolutionary software, which was originally designed to identify potential terrorists in busy crowds, has already been used to predict the future appearance of celebrity offspring including Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Harper Beckham and Eric Cowell.
Now the creator, Professor Hassan Ugail, head of Bradford University's Centre for Visual Computing, has announced plans for it to be developed into an app available for the general public.
Prince George as we know him, pictured with his father Prince William, left, celebrating his second birthday and, right, at the hospital the day his sister Charlotte was born
Treat your tot to a traditional romper by Rachel Riley
Once again, gorgeous George has melted hearts everywhere! He looked utterly adorable attending his little sister's christening in a sweet romper by Rachel Riley.
The childrenswear designer is clearly a favorite of the Duchess of Cambridge's, as she's kept little George's wardrobe well-stocked with pieces from the brand. A prime example are the now iconic sail boat dungarees the tot was dressed in during the Royal tour of New Zealand.
The label is known for their traditional take on childrenswear, just like this hand-smocked top featuring a vintage-inspired design and matching shorts. But the cutest thing about this romper, is the fact that it's spot on identical to the one Prince William wore when he first met his newly-born brother, Harry.
Kids grow out of clothes fast, making their wardrobes very interchangeable. But it's nice to have a few keepsakes, and this cute set is perfect for that.
How the software predicts he will look aged two, left, and seven, right. The young royal has the same plump cheeks and almond-shaped blue eyes, and bears a striking resemblance to his father William
Prince George as he is expected to look aged 20, with more mature features, left, and aged 60 with greying hair around the temples and wrinkles around the eyes and jaw, right
It means this innovative technology, which works by blending the child's face with that of their parents, could predict the appearance of the next generation decades in advance.
In a world obsessed with selfies and social media, it is likely to become a popular tool as parents try to determine whose features their offspring will inherit - and how well they will fare against the signs of ageing.
Ugail, who claims the software has an 80 per cent success rate, will reveal his future plans at this week's meeting of the British Science Association in Bradford.
As a way of demonstrating the app's capabilities, Ugail has released some examples for several celebrity youngsters as they will look in years to come. Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Harper Beckham and Eric Cowell are all imagined at ages two, seven, 20, 40 and 60.
Princess Charlotte pictured with her brother in mid-May at Amner Hall in Norfolk, left, and, right, the computer-generated image of her age two. The innovative technology works by blending the child's face with that of their parents
Princess Charlotte aged seven is predicted to have her father's fair locks, left, while aged 20 she looks even more like Prince William with full lips and strong features
Professor Hassan Ugail's technology visualises a 40-year-old Charlotte to be very fresh-faced. Even at 60 the princess has only the hint of a frown line and smooth, wrinkle-free skin
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be glad to see that two-year-old Prince George will still have the same plump cheeks and almond-shaped blue eyes aged seven. He also bears a striking resemblance to his father William - and the software predicts he will maintain his youthful looks well into middle age.
However, the royal is anticipated to begin showing his age with wrinkled skin and greying hair as he reaches the age of 60.
Meanwhile his sister Charlotte, now six months, will look young and fresh-faced well into her sixties - if these images are anything to go by.
Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman's son Eric is predicted to be a handsome 20-year-old. He shows more gradual signs of aging with his facial features beginning to fill out at age 40. The little boy, who turned one in February, is expected to have a receding hairline as he reaches 60 - despite his father's thick mop of dark hair.
Eric Cowell, aged one, pictured with his mother Lauren Silverman on holiday in Barbados, left, and as he is expected to look as a handsome 20-year-old, right
Harper Beckham, aged four, pictured with her father David Beckham, left, and right, looking like her mother Victoria aged 20 in the computer-generated image
The Beckham's youngest child Harper, who is four, looks set to inherit her mother Victoria's age-defying complexion as she remains wrinkle-free into middle age.
Other celebrity children to be given the high-tech makeover include Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter North West.
'We think we can predict the future appearance of Prince George, Princess Charlotte or any other child with about 80 per cent accuracy,' Ugail told The Sunday Times.
'We used Kate and William [and other celebrities] because images of them and their children are so widely available.'
However with this set of photographs it will be decades, of course, before we can judge the results for ourselves.
To tackle that issue Ugail said he reversed the process, 'de-ageing' celebrities including Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, and comparing them with photographs from their childhood. The results, he claims, were 'striking'.
Eventually the smartphone app will mean that parents can predict how their children will look right into middle age, presumably with just the click of a button.
The university professor also used his technology to predict how Prince William will look aged 47, right, compared with his appearance now (pictured in Beijing in March, left)
The Duchess of Cambridge as we know her now, left, and how the software images think she will look aged 47 - still strikingly beautiful with very few signs of ageing
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