Prince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louisare the new kids in school.
Prince WilliamandKate Middletonannounced Monday that their three children are starting atLambrook Schoolin Berkshire next month following the family’s upcoming relocation from London to Windsor.
“Their Royal Highnesses are hugely grateful to Thomas’s Battersea where George and Charlotte have had a happy start to their education since 2017 and 2019 respectively and are pleased to have found a school for all three of their children which shares a similar ethos and values,” the royal couple said via a Kensington Palace release.
Jonathan Perry, Headmaster at Lambrook School, added “We are delighted thatPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louiswill be joining us this coming September and very much look forward to welcoming the family, as well as all of our new pupils, to our school community.”
Lambrook School
Although the school does offer boarding options,Prince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louisare expected to be day students at Lambrook.
Boarding school has been a popular choice for the royals in past, especially those in senior positions or those like George, 9, who will one day be king.Prince PhilipandPrince Charleswere both sent to Cheam School at the age of 8, and both later boarded at the famously rough-and-tumble Gordonstoun in Scotland. Meanwhile, Prince William and Prince Harry boarded at Ludgrove School starting around Prince George’s age.
Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Prince Georgespent the last four years at Thomas’s School in Battersea, the $23,000-per-year school just four miles from Kensington Palace in London.
Princess Charlotte, 7,joined her big brotherat the school in 2019, whilePrince Louis, 4,attended Willcocks Nursery School, just like his older sister did before him.
“We would like to thank George, Charlotte and all of our leaving pupils for upholding the school’s values and for their many contributions to school life throughout their time at Thomas’s. We wish them every happiness and success at their next schools and beyond,” Ben Thomas, Principal of Thomas’s London Day Schools, said in a statement.
Prince Williamand Kate, both 40, toured several schools in the area as they looked for a suitable place for George, Charlotte and Louis to begin their next chapter in education.
Prince Georgewill likely remain a student at Lambrook until he leaves for a senior school, such as Eton College, which his father attended until he was 18.
Princess Charlotte, Kate Middleton, Prince George and Prince William.Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty
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The family’s upcoming move to Windsor marks a major change for the family, who previously made London their home base.
“The move is mostly down to schooling,” a family friend tells PEOPLE.
The move also means that the family will be closer to Prince William’s grandmother,Queen Elizabeth, who now resides primarily at Windsor Castle, and Kate’s parents,CaroleandMichael Middleton, who live farther west in Bucklebury.
source: people.com
