The key reason Prince George, 11, won’t be going to secondary school in September & place Kate will ‘very likely’ pick
UNLIKE many 11-year-olds around the country, Prince George won’t be going to secondary school in September.
The young royal will instead continue his education at Lambrook School, where he currently attends alongside Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.
The Berkshire-based prep school educates children up to the age of 13 (Year 8), meaning George will have two years before he moves on to his next school.
While the palace hasn’t confirmed his next place of education, Editor-in-Chief of Majesty Magazine Ingrid Seward claims there is a “very likely” next school for Prince George.
Speaking to Fabulous, she claimed: “They [William and Kate] will have their choice of schools, and they can look at as many as they like, and they don’t actually have to make a choice nearly as early as anyone else would. So they have that advantage.
“They’ve looked at Eton.
“She [Kate] probably doesn’t want him to go to boarding school at all, and it’s possible that he won’t.
“But I mean, that’s what makes Eton look very likely, because it is so near to where they’re living.”
ETON ADVANTAGE
Prestigious Eton College – whose alumni includes Eddie Redmayne, George Orwell and Boris Johnson – is located just a seven-minute drive from the family’s Window-based home, Adelaide Cottage.
Both Prince William and brother Prince Harry attended Eton College, which costs £15,432-a-term, breaking royal tradition because senior royals had previously attended Gordonstoun in north-east Scotland.
Ingrid claimed there is a key reason why Eton would be an advantage for William and Kate.
She explained: “Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte will still be at their current school, and when and if George gets into Eton, which of course he will, he will just be down the road from them.
“Now, all this makes an enormous difference because the royals are now under such scrutiny as to how much they cost the taxpayer.
“The security, which is very expensive and we pay for, for these members of the Royal Family when they’re at school, is why Charlotte, Louis, and George are all at the same school at the moment.
“If George went to Eton, it would be quite possible to use the same string of security to look after him.”
GEORGE’S PREPARATION
Ingrid claimed that when it comes to the royal family “the world is their oyster in schools” and “no school is going to refuse to have them.”
However, there is still some preparation Prince George will be doing if Eton is his top choice.
The royal expert explained: “They have to do an exam to get in, and they have to pass certain exams.
“I think they do an entrance exam before they get in, and if they pass the Eton entrance exam, then they probably have to go through the rigours of interviews and things.”
Prince William's 'enjoyable' time at Eton
PRINCE William's education began in London when he went to Jane Mynors' nursery school and then moved on to pre-preparatory Wetherby School.
He then went to Ludgrove School in Wokingham, Berkshire and had Rory Stewart privately tutor him.
He went on to take an entrance exam to attend Eton College, which is a school famously known among the Royal family.
When he went to Eton, he obtained his A-levels in geography, A, biology, C, and history of art, B.
Royal expert Ingrid Seward claimed: “William did have a good experience. He enjoyed it.
“He made a lot of friends there, and of course, a lot of his friends were from his previous school.”
His love of sports continued specifically in water polo and he was also captain of the swimming team and the football team.
He then took a gap year to take part in British Army exercises before he returned to the UK from Belize.
Upon his return, he attended the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
OTHER OPTIONS FOR GEORGE
The Prince and Princess of Wales were spotted taking a tour of Kate’s old mixed-sex private school in Wiltshire, Marlborough College, twice in two months, leading to speculation that they may be sending Prince George there rather than Eton.
Kate is said to have enjoyed her time at the co-education school, which was attended by the likes of Samantha Cameron and Jack Whitehall.
Ingrid added: “Eton’s not a hundred percent—it could well be Kate’s old school, Marlborough, and it could be any number of good schools.
“It depends on exactly what kind of child George is and what would suit him.
“I mean, he strikes us as being rather shy, and not as forward as his sister, who just appears to be so confident, and Louis appears to be very confident.
“George appears to be a little more reticent, so they may feel that Eton isn’t right for him.”
The royal couple are also said to have looked around the elite £47,000-a-year St Edward’s School, also known as “Teddies” – which boasts Oppenheimer actress Florence Pugh as an alumna.
Another front runner is said to be Oundle School in north Northamptonshire, The Mail on Sunday reported.
The independent co-educational establishment, founded in 1556, costs between £22,350 and £45,435 a year.
How do the schools vying for Prince George compare?
Teddies – St Edward’s
£15,660 per term
Eton College
£16,666 per term
Marlborough College
£15,665 per term
Oundle School
£11,505 per term
UNITED DECISION
Despite reports that William and Kate have been in disagreement over George’s future education, Ingrid insists they will be a united front.
She added: “I’m sure that Kate and William are totally working in unison.
“I think what they want to do is, if their children are boarding, they want to keep them near, and that makes complete sense.
“They are a family unit, and that makes it easier for everyone concerned.”