But insiders say that there is a ‘smugness’ radiating from the Eton College school gates, where Prince William and Prince Harry both cut their teeth in the 90s. ‘It was like: “I know something, and the people at Eton know something, but I’m not going to tell you,”’ the source told the outlet. No doubt PTAs up and down the country are waiting for an announcement with bated breath, and with Prince George expected to enrol in secondary school come September 2026, it’s any minute now…
Reportedly, the Prince and Princess of Wales made a hush-hush prospective visit to the £63,000-per-year school ahead of the Easter Holidays. ‘It’s the talk of the school, and of the parents,’ a source told Richard Eden at the time. Little wonder: is there any faster way to climb the social power index than getting your youngster invited to birthday parties with the future king at Kensington Palace?
If the future king does enrol at Eton, he will following in the footsteps of his father, Prince William (pictured here on his first day at the boarding school in 1995) and his uncle, Prince Harry
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If Prince George were to start studying at Eton, he would join one of the most esteemed lists of alumni in the country; think 20 Prime Ministers, Tom Hiddleston, and George Orwell. It would also be incredibly convenient for the family, who live just a fives ball’s throw away at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Home Park.