Source : Perth Now news
Prince George will attend Eton College later this year, following in the footsteps of his father Prince William, Kensington Palace says.
George, 12, who made an appearance with his family at the Trooping the Colour ceremony at the weekend, will be a pupil at the school which educated William and his brother Prince Harry.
“Kensington Palace can confirm that Prince George will attend Eton College from this September,” a Kensington Palace spokesperson said.
The young prince is currently studying at Lambrook School, the private prep school in Berkshire, where he boards and it is also attended by his siblings Princess Charlotte, 11, and eight-year-old Prince Louis.
William and wife Kate were reportedly spotted touring Eton with their eldest son in 2023, fuelling speculation the school was high on their list of places to send George.
In recent days, there had been reports a decision on which institution would be entrusted with educating George would be announced by the prince and princess this month.
It is not known if George will board at Eton but the college is only a few kilometres from the Waleses’ Forest Lodge home at Windsor.
The press were allowed to record William’s first day at Eton with his parents Charles and Diana, the then-prince and princess of Wales, and brother Harry, with the family pictured as the new pupil signed in on September 6, 1995.
Five years later when aged 18, William was interviewed about his time at the school and reportedly said: “I’ve really enjoyed being able to go about Eton as just another student.”
Eton College is one of the most famous and prestigious schools in the world and has a reputation for instilling self-reliance and leadership as students have to fulfil many non-academic tasks themselves.
Admission is rigorous, with the boys going through stringent tests and parents pay an annual fee of 63,298 pounds ($A120,000) for a school whose name is likely to be more influential than the academic qualifications gained by pupils.
Its roll call of famous past students includes actors Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Eddie Redmayne, a large number of prime ministers including David Cameron, writers George Orwell and Ian Fleming, and adventurer Bear Grylls.
King Charles went to Gordonstoun, a school in the Scottish Highlands attended by his father the late Duke of Edinburgh, and he told biographer Jonathan Dimbleby his time there was “a prison sentence” – but instilled self-discipline and a sense of responsibility.
