{"id":820903,"date":"2026-07-24T13:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820903\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:15:17","slug":"prince-william-princess-kate-concerned-about-prince-george-as-young-royal-prepares-to-attend-eton-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820903\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William, Princess Kate \u2018concerned\u2019 about Prince George as young royal prepares to attend Eton College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince William and Kate Middleton are preparing for a \u201cdaunting\u201d lifestyle change after their eldest son Prince George turned 13 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Prince and Princess of Wales released a sweet tribute to their son on Wednesday, featuring a portrait of the young royal wearing a black blazer and white button-up.<\/p>\n

Kensington Palace also released a video of George waving to the camera and playing on a beach alongside his brother Louis, captioned: \u201cThank you for all the birthday wishes for George today!\u201d.<\/p>\n

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As the 13-year-old reaches his teenage years, reports say his parents are \u201cbattling\u201d the milestone which signals a major shift in Prince George\u2019s life: he\u2019ll be starting at the prestigious Eton College in just a few weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s nerve-racking for William and Kate; they can\u2019t help but worry about how he will cope with it all,\u201d a source told New Idea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also a huge milestone for them; their first child is leaving home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Eton is just a 10 minute drive from Forest Lodge where the family live, William and Kate are reportedly \u201cconcerned\u201d about the transition for George, who has spent most of his life at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a massive step for George,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s hardly spent a night away from home, and now he\u2019ll be living at Eton for most of the term.<\/p>\n

\u201cHome won\u2019t be far away, but it\u2019s still pretty daunting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite his parents\u2019 apprehension, it is reported George is excited to follow in his father and uncle\u2019s footsteps to Eton \u2014 both Prince William and Prince Harry attended the highly prestigious school.<\/p>\n

\"PrincePrince George (centre left) attended the 2026 Wimbledon men\u2019s final with his family. Credit: Instagram, @princeandprincessofwales<\/p>\n

George previously attended Lambrook Prep School alongside his younger siblings, Princess Charlotte (11) and Prince Louis (8).<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be a major change for Prince George \u2014 the all-boys College is \u201chighly competitive\u201d and costs \u00a363,000 (about $120,206 AU).<\/p>\n

It is believed William and Kate have been preparing George for the inevitable scrutiny that comes with being a public royal at such a high-profile school, after his appearance at the Wimbledon men\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

\u201cWilliam and Kate have been doing their best to prepare him, but the pressure on him is immense; he has so much to live up to,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could see at Wimbledon that he\u2019s still quite nervous in the spotlight, and school is only going to bring a whole new level of attention because every boy there will know exactly who he is.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a huge weight of expectation on his shoulders, and that\u2019s only going to grow as he gets older.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate Middleton are preparing for a \u201cdaunting\u201d lifestyle change after their eldest son Prince George…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,13935,1720],"class_list":["post-820903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-royals","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}