Charles, now 76, began attending Cheam School in Berkshire at the age of eight, becoming the first heir to the throne to enroll in a non-royal school.
Kate Middleton faces a challenging choice regarding her son’s education. As Prince George, the eldest child of the Princess of Wales and Prince William, prepares to leave his current prep school, Lambrook, the family must decide on his next academic step. William wants their 11-year-old will follow his path by enrolling at Eton, the prestigious all-boys boarding school.
However, royal insiders suggest that Kate wants Prince George to attend a mixed-gender school, such as Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where she studied from 1996 to 2000, the New York Post reported. George is also reportedly open to the idea of attending Eton, but Kate is said to feel «heartbroken» about it.
Kate Undecided about George’s Future
The mother of three reportedly finds the prestigious school too «stuffy» for her son. «Kate’s preference is for George to be at a co-educational school, so he can be with his siblings, which is what Kate experienced at Marlborough with her sister, Pippa, and brother, James», royal expert Katie Nicholl told The Mirror.
«It was a very happy school life for her, but William has very fond memories of Eton, which has a long history with aristocrats and members of the royal family.
