Kensington Palace said Prince George will attend Eton College in Berkshire from September, placing Prince William's oldest child at the same school his father once attended. The move keeps the second in line to the throne within a schooling path closely tied to the Royal Family's connection to Eton College.
The school charges about £63,000 a year and is described as an elite boarding school for boys. That makes the choice unusually specific: it is not just a school place, but a return to a route already taken by Prince William.
Eton College in Berkshire
From September, Prince George will start at Eton College in Berkshire. Kensington Palace made the announcement before the new school year begins, setting out the destination but not a wider explanation for the timing or choice.
For families watching royal schooling decisions, the practical detail is simple: this is the point at which preparation shifts from decision to start date. Any arrangements now have to work around a boarding school place that comes with a high annual fee and a fixed entry month.
Prince William and Eton
Prince William also attended Eton College, which is why the choice carries a clear family link. Prince George, the oldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales, will now follow that path as he moves into the same institution.
The overlap is straightforward but unusual in public life: a future king is going to the same school as his father. Daniela Relph of the said the announcement ties the school choice to the Royal Family's connection to Eton College, and that connection is now extending to Prince George.
Royal Family and Eton College
The main consequence is that Prince George's schooling is now set for September, with Eton College in Berkshire as the destination. For anyone tracking the royal household's next steps, the question left by the announcement is not where he will go, but what led Kensington Palace to settle on that school now.
That detail still matters because it is the only missing piece in an otherwise clear timeline: announcement first, start date later, and a family link that reaches from Prince William to Prince George.
