It has an illustrious recognition for education the elite – along with Princes William and Harry – however Eton College may additionally now not be in a position to rely Prince George amongst its future pupils.
Speculation is developing that the 2d in line to the throne will, instead, comply with in his mother's footsteps, and be skilled at Marlborough College in Wiltshire.
The Princess of Wales has these days toured the £47,000-a-year co-educational college for the 2d time in as many months – this time accompanied by using her husband and ten-year-old George.
Kate is stated to no longer be a fan of single-sex colleges like Eton, and reportedly 'absolutely hated' her time at Downe House, an all-girls boarding college in Berkshire, the place she was once allegedly centered with the aid of bullies.
However she flourished at Marlborough, the place she excelled academically and carried out properly at sports, consisting of hockey and tennis.
Although it is understood that no company selection has but been made about what faculty George will attend, the Princess took him and William to her alma mater on December 1, having until now visited by myself in October.
They additionally all toured Eton again in June. The college, which is a stone's throw from Windsor Castle, supplied a haven for William and Harry, who boarded there throughout the most turbulent years of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage.
But whilst William observed solace there after his mother's death, Harry lamented in his memoir Spare that it was once now not the proper desire for him.
George is presently at co-educational prep school, Lambrook, alongside with his sister Princess Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old brother Prince Louis. Close to the domestic of their Middleton grandparents, it educates students up to the age of 13, which means George will have to pass on in 2026.
Prince George began at Lambrook final yr and is presently in Year 6. He has lately been sitting tests that should impact his future education.
But if he continues at a mixed-sex faculty like Marlborough, he ought to later be joined by using his siblings. The Princess of Wales was once in a similar way skilled alongside her youthful sister, Pippa, and brother James.
Founded in 1843, Marlborough's former scholars additionally consist of Princess Eugenie, Lady (Samantha) Cameron and comic Jack Whitehall.
In October, Kate printed that she had been assisting him prepare, telling students at a secondary college in Cardiff: 'George is simply at the starting of being tested. He says, 'Mummy, I hold getting examined all the time.'
Last month, the Princess ignored Prince William's Earthshot Prize ceremony in Singapore to similarly aid George for the duration of his exams.
On the equal day as the go to to Marlborough College, the trio loved a low-key lunch at Tray's Cafe at close by Barrs Yard in Hungerford with their protection element hovering nearby. A member of group of workers at the cafe, a 15-minute force from the school, instructed The Mail on Sunday that the Waleses had been 'utterly delightful' and 'couldn't have been nicer'.
Both Eton and Marlborough have comparable software tactics involving assessments and interviews that commence when students are George's age.
Kensington Palace declined to remark ultimate night.
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