{"id":884704,"date":"2026-09-08T17:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/884704\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:54:24","slug":"prince-george-eton-college-prince-william-and-kate-princess-of-wales-drop-their-son-off-on-first-day-at-new-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/884704\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince George Eton College: Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales drop their son off on first day at new school"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince William<\/a> and Catherine, Princess of Wales<\/a> were beaming as they walked their eldest son into his first day of high school on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Prince George<\/a>, 13, was almost as tall as both of his parents as he arrived at Eton College<\/a> in a suit and blue tie, with the future king looking every inch his father\u2019s doppelg\u00e4nger.<\/p>\n

\"Kate,<\/p>\n

Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales were beaming as they walked their eldest son, Prince George (centre) into his first day of high school on Tuesday.\u00a0ADRIAN DENNIS\/POOL AFP via AP<\/p>\n

The rain lifted almost as if on cue, with the Prince of Wales taking down the umbrella that had been sheltering himself and George as they walked into the courtyard of his former school<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The trio were greeted by Eton headmaster Simon Henderson and chief academic officer Nicholas Coleridge with handshakes.<\/p>\n

Prince George looked a mix of nerves and excitement as he walked into the 15th century site, smiling and chatting away with his parents.<\/p>\n

William and Kate had arranged a controlled press pool to capture the young royal\u2019s first moments and avoid a frenzy of photographers overwhelming the teen.<\/p>\n

\"Catherine,<\/p>\n

Prince George, 13, was almost as tall as both of his parents as he arrived at Eton College in a suit and blue tie, matching his father\u2019s look.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"Catherine,<\/p>\n

Prince George looked a mix of nerves and excitement as he walked into the 15th century site, smiling and chatting away with his parents.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

The couple have done this before, acknowledging interest in their kids\u2019 start at primary school but wanting to keep their first day as \u201cnormal\u201d as possible for the young royals.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales was certainly dressed for the cameras on Tuesday, making a glamorous school run in an emerald green Emilia Wickstead dress with a chunky gold necklace.<\/p>\n

Sweetly, Kate\u2019s heels were in step with her husband and son, who wore matching suede brown shoes.<\/p>\n

\"Catherine,<\/p>\n

Sweetly, Kate\u2019s heels were in step with her husband and son, who wore matching suede brown shoes.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/p>\n

The trio were greeted by Eton\u2019s headmaster Simon Henderson (second left) and chief academic officer Nicholas Coleridge (left).\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

After Prince George arrived, he got into his school uniform, which is a formal suit with pinstripe trousers and coattails on the jacket, paired with a white shirt and vest.<\/p>\n

The official photographs were released by the Prince and Princess of Wales and taken by photographer Matt Porteous, who has photographed the Wales kids on a number of occasions.<\/p>\n

Again, Prince George appeared to be the spitting image of his father, with a similar photo of Prince William released when he started at the school in 1995.<\/p>\n

\"Prince<\/p>\n

After Prince George arrived, he got into his school uniform, which is a formal suit with pinstripe trousers and coattails on the jacket, paired with a white tie.\u00a0Matt Porteous \/ Kensington Palace<\/p>\n

A big difference between Prince George and Prince William\u2019s first days at Eton College is that George\u2019s younger siblings \u2013 Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis \u2013 didn\u2019t come to drop him off.<\/p>\n

When Prince William started, his younger brother Prince Harry came along for the ride, alongside his parents, then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana.<\/p>\n

The Prince of Wales isn\u2019t the only royal alumni of the prestigious boarding school, with Harry later joining him there, and Princess Diana<\/a>\u2019s brother\u00a0Earl Charles Spencer<\/a> also attending.<\/p>\n

\"King<\/p>\n

Prince William arrived at Eton College on September 6, 1995 with his parents, the now King Charles and Diana, the late Princess of Wales, and brother Prince Harry.\u00a0AP<\/p>\n

The boys-only boarding school, which is just across the river from Windsor Castle – and less than a 15-minute drive from the\u00a0Wales family\u2019s home of Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park<\/a> – has also produced 20 British prime ministers.<\/p>\n

It was a bittersweet day for the Wales family – the excitement of Prince George\u2019s first day at his new school came on the fourth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\"Catherine,<\/p>\n

The excitement of Prince George\u2019s first day at his new school came on the fourth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

Prince William previously spoke about how studying at the boarding school allowed him plenty of time with his late grandmother during his teenage years and how much he enjoyed having her so close.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood the young prince went to Windsor Castle every Sunday and spent the afternoon and evening with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, giving the then-monarch a chance to informally mentor the future king.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales were beaming as they walked their eldest son into his first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":884705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-884704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884704","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=884704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/884705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}