Prince George has started his first term at Eton College after being dropped off by his parents, the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales. The 13-year-old’s move links Lambrook School to a new stage in his education, at a school known for boarding and a long list of former British leaders.
He is second in line for the British throne, yet he is now attending an all-boys boarding school in the same way as a private student. Eton College has taught 20 British prime ministers, and fees are around £65,000 a year.
Prince George at Eton College
The start of term places George inside a setting that mixes royal life with a standard boarding-school routine. The detail that he was dropped off by both parents makes the transition a family moment as well as a school one.
That matters because his education is moving from Lambrook School into an environment built around boarding and separation from home. For a reader following the family’s schooling choices, the practical change is simple: the day-to-day rhythm now sits with Eton College, not Lambrook School.
Prince of Wales and Catherine
The Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, made the drop-off together. Their presence at the school marked the start of George’s first term and placed the move in full view as he entered the new setting at 13 years old.
Daniela Relph of the said she would explain what the prince is likely to expect at his new school. That points to the main unanswered practical issue for readers: how a first term at Eton College is likely to work for a student who is also a future king.
Eton College and George
Eton College’s scale and reputation help explain why this move drew attention. It is an all-boys boarding school, it has educated 20 British prime ministers, and its fees are around £65,000 a year.
George is following in the footsteps of his father in attending Eton College, but he is doing so as a 13-year-old who is second in line for the British throne. That combination makes the school run ordinary in form and unusual in its public meaning.
