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Words by<\/strong> Alice Hall<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1401932624.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”GettyImages-1401932624!!” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n From the iconic picture of Prince William signing a book at Eton with Princess Diana to King Charles walking into Gordonstoun with Prince Philip, boarding school has long been a rite of passage for the royals. Which is why all eyes are on Prince William and Kate Middleton, as they deliberate over where to send their eldest son, 10-year-old George, for senior school.<\/p>\n This week, it was reported that Prince William and Kate Middleton are considering St. Edward\u2019s School (known as \u2018Teddies\u2019) in Oxfordshire for George. As Kate is still recovering from abdominal surgery, it\u2019s unclear when she visited the school, but a source told The Daily Mail \u2018they\u2019ve been to have a look.\u2019 The school has a long list of high-profile alumni, including Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke, Florence Pugh, and top military commanders, such as Guy Gibson.<\/p>\n This follows rumours that George could attend Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where Kate went to school, after she visited the campus twice in two months. She’s also apparently looking into Oundle School, which is based in Northamptonshire. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, it\u2019s expected that Kate and William will decide on George\u2019s school by the end of this year.<\/p>\n If Prince George were to attend any of the aforementioned schools, it would mark a significant break from the royal tradition of single-sex education. Eton College, the prestigious all-boys boarding school in Windsor, has a close relationship with the monarchy. Prince William and Prince Harry were both educated at Eton, alongside Prince Edward, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, and Prince Michael of Kent. Eton has also schooled a host of international royals, including Leopold III of Belgium and Prince Nicholas of Romania.<\/p>\n So why isn\u2019t Prince George following in his father\u2019s footsteps when it comes to Eton? Royal watchers have suggested that Kate, who attended Downe House before Marlborough, isn\u2019t fond of single-sex schools like Eton and doesn\u2019t want George to board full time. While William hasn\u2019t been very outspoken about his time at Eton, it\u2019s thought that he thrived there and took the leading role in many sports teams, including swimming and football.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Prince Harry has made no secret of his struggles at Eton. In his memoir Spare, he called it a \u2018heaven for brilliant boys\u2019 but \u2018purgatory for one very unbrilliant boy.\u2019 After being accused of cheating in his art A-level, Harry said he earned the nickname \u2018Prince Thicko\u2019 and described Eton\u2019s infamous uniform, which consists of a black tailcoat, waistcoat, pinstriped trousers, and a top hat for special occasions, as \u2018funereal.\u2019<\/p>\n But alas, even Eton College was considered a departure from the royal norm once upon a time. Harry and William were the first senior royals to attend the school, as King Charles, Prince Philip, Prince Edward, and Prince Andrew all attended Gordonstoun, a boarding school in Scotland. The decision was most likely driven by Charles, who is reported to have disdained his time there. He apparently nicknamed it \u2018Colditz in kilts\u2019, a reference to the prisoner of war-camp Colditz Castle. It is said that, in a letter home to the Queen, he wrote \u2018I hardly get any sleep in the house because I snore and I get hit on the head all the time. It\u2019s absolute hell.\u2019<\/p>\n It could be that William and Kate also want something different for George then. The couple\u2019s three children currently attend Lambrook School in Berkshire, where fees cost around 20k a year. Before the family relocated from London to Windsor in 2022, George and Charlotte attended Thomas\u2019s Battersea. Speaking on Lorraine, Sunday Times Royal Editor Roya Nikkhah said the couple chose Lambrook because they want their children to have a \u2018different type of schooling.\u2019<\/p>\n ‘It’s a very different set up. There’s a lot of emphasis on the outdoors, there’s animals there, a miniature golf course, peacocks that roam free throughout this school,\u2019 she said. \u2018It’s a very special, lovely school where children are encouraged to get outdoors. That’s part of the plan for William and Kate for their children to get outdoors and have a more normal life.\u2019<\/p>\n This ethos is also reflected in William\u2019s parenting style. In the past it has been reported that William is a very hands-on dad who always makes an effort to be present and spend quality time with his children. When it comes to Charles, royal biographer Penny Junor told The Daily Beast he could be a \u2018remote\u2019 figure but that wasn\u2019t \u2018a product of a lack of love.\u2019 Harry has previously spoken out about how Charles was a caring father, and he tried his best as a single parent after Diana\u2019s death. \u2018[Our dad] was there for us\u2014he was the one out of two left, and he tried to do his best and to make sure that we were protected and looked after,\u2019 said Harry in Diana 7 Days. \u2018But he was going through the same grieving process as well.\u2019<\/p>\n So, what does the future hold for Prince George? We\u2019ll soon find out, but what’s certain is that whatever school William and Kate choose for their eldest son will make a marked statement about their parenting style.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Photo: <\/b>Getty<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It could be that William and Kate also want something different for George then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"kschwarz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2192"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2199,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192\/revisions\/2199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u00a0\u2018It’s a very special, lovely school where children are encouraged to get outdoors.’<\/h2>\n