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A Serious Prince George Decision Is on the Horizon, According to a New Royal Report

Will he break tradition?

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Prince George is nearing a crossroads; one that will affect the entire course of his life. Will he attend Eton, as his father, Prince William, did, or Marlborough, like his mother, Princess Catherine? Or will he carve out his own path entirely? 

The 11-year-old royal starts his final year at his current school, Lambrook in the Berkshire countryside, this September, which means the clock is ticking for determining where to continue his education. Previous reports stated William and Kate planned on sending Prince George to Kate's alma mater, before changing course and choosing Eton, the all-boys school William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, attended, according to Newsweek.

However, that decision is hardly set in stone, as no official statement has been made, and Newsweek noted that Princess Kate was supposedly seen visiting Highgate and University College School in North London earlier this year. As you might imagine, the sighting sparked rumors that the search for Prince George's next school was far from over, and that the royals may choose an institution where he wouldn't carry the weight of his parents' history while there. 

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Both William and Kate seemed to have very positive experiences at their alma maters, though Harry recalls his time at Eton a bit less favorably. In his 2023 memoir, Spare, he shared that it was "Heaven for brilliant boys, it could thus only be purgatory for one very un-brilliant boy," and felt "way, way in over my head" there. (William had been captain of the swim team and was elected prefect.)

Royals experts tend to believe Marlborough is the most likely choice, despite the reported visits to London schools, as it's a coed school, so all three children could attend together, and it's about an hour from their home in Windsor. 

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There's also a very practical argument to be made for Marlborough, which Kate's siblings, James and Pippa, also attended: "Because all three children could go there...then they're not such a burden on the taxpayer due to the security that has to be with them all the time," explained Ingrid Seward, author of My Mother and I, a book about the royal family, in the Newsweek interview. 

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Still, others hope they'll break with tradition and have him eschew boarding school altogether. “They have been the model of a modern monarchy so far, and I would like to see them continue as a tight family unit, with the children coming home each day after school,” former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said in a 2023 interview. 

I guess only time will tell, it seems. 


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