Prince George to attend Eton College from September

Prince George to attend Eton College from September 57 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Getty Images Prince George at the Trooping the Colour parade on Saturday Prince George will be going to school at Eton College in September, Kensington Palace has announced. He will follow in the footsteps of his father, the Prince of Wales, who also attended the private school in Berkshire, where fees are around £63,000 a year. Pupils start at the school at the age of 13 - and Prince George will be 13 years old on his birthday next month. As the oldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales, George is second in line of succession to the throne. KENSINGTON PALACE/ JOSH SHINNER A picture of Prince George released for his 12th birthday last July There had been speculation about which school Prince George would attend when he finished at Lambrook School in Berkshire, where he has been studying with his sister Charlotte and brother Louis. Among the suggestions under discussion, which seemed to focus on private rather than state schools, was Marlborough College, the school his mother Catherine had attended. But a more traditional option has been chosen, with the announcement that George will go to Eton College, the historic private school founded in the 15th Century, where 20 British prime ministers have studied. Prince George's uncle, Prince Harry, and great uncle, Earl Spencer, also attended the elite boarding school for boys. PA Media Prince George (left) starting at Lambrook School in 2022 with Louis and Charlotte George will now become a boarder, with the school having 25 boarding houses, with each having approximately 55 pupils, looked after by residential staff headed by a house master. "Some boys take to boarding like a fish to water; others take a minute to settle in," writes the Good Schools Guide about Eton College, which says the school provides each boy with a private single room. Melanie Sanderson, the school guide's managing editor, says Eton has "spectacular facilities and spacious grounds". "Yet despite its ancient buildings, it is a modern school with a progressive outlook. "Most 13-year-old boys arriving there in September cannot possibly know what adult life holds for them. "Prince George, however, faces a very particular future and his parents, with an unrivalled choice of schools available to them, have decided that an Eton education represents the best preparation for life as a modern working royal," she says. PA Media Prince William starting at Eton in 1995, with Prince Harry and their parents Among recent politicians who attended Eton have been Lord David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. Old Etonian celebrities include Eddie Redmayne, Dominic West, Damian Lewis and Tom Hiddleston. Prince William, interviewed when he was aged 18, had spoken of enjoying his time at Eton. "I've really enjoyed being able to go about Eton as just another student," he had said in June 2000. The