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London: Prince George, the 12-year-old grandson of King Charles, will follow in the footsteps of his father and attend the prestigious Eton College later this year, Kensington Palace said on Tuesday (UK time).<\/p>\n
George\u2019s father, the heir to the throne, Prince William, and his uncle, Prince Harry, both studied at Eton, one of Britain\u2019s most elite schools, which is located close to the monarch\u2019s Windsor Castle, west of London.<\/p>\n
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Prince George attends Trooping the Colour in London last weekend.Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cKensington Palace can confirm that Prince George will attend Eton College from this September,\u201d William\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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The Prince and Princess of Wales had reportedly considered a range of schools for their eldest son.Aaron Chown\/Pool PA via AP<\/p>\n
Fees for the all-boys boarding school are about \u00a363,000 ($119,000) a year. Security at the school, where boys live in boarding houses dotted around the small town of Eton, some 33 kilometres west of central London, is already tight.<\/p>\n
George, the second-in-line to the throne, currently attends the private Lambrook School with his sister Charlotte and brother Louis near Windsor, where the family lives.<\/p>\n
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Prince William pictured at Eton in 2000.AP<\/p>\n
William was the first royal to attend Eton, as Charles went to Gordonstoun, the same private school on the north coast of Scotland that his own father, Prince Philip, had attended.<\/p>\n
The future King found life there hard, however, later describing it as \u201cColditz in kilts\u201d \u2013 a reference to the notorious World War II Nazi prisoner of war camp.<\/p>\n
The Prince of Wales has said he enjoyed his time at Eton and recently revealed he would often pop over to Windsor Castle at weekends to have tea with his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n
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King Charles and his late former wife Diana, Princess of Wales, accompany their sons Harry and William to Eton in September 1995.AP<\/p>\n
Eton, founded in 1440, has long been the alma mater for many of the British elite, and has educated 20 prime ministers, including Boris Johnson and David Cameron, as well as actors Hugh Laurie, Damian Lewis and Tom Hiddleston.<\/p>\n
It retains many traditions, with pupils wearing tailcoats, waistcoats and gowns, and referring to teachers as \u201cbeaks\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to the London Telegraph, Prince William remains close to several of his former Eton classmates and is said to want his children to form the same lifelong bonds at boarding school.<\/p>\n
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Eton is known for its unique \u201cWall Game\u201d that originated at the school and is played each year on St Andrew\u2019s Day. Alamy<\/p>\n
His brother Harry, meanwhile, in his book described Eton as the \u201cfinest school in the world\u201d and a \u201cprofound shock\u201d, adding that \u201cit could only be purgatory for one very unbrilliant boy\u201d.<\/p>\n
Related Article The British Good Schools Guide describes Eton<\/a> as a school \u201cthat almost single-handedly bears the brunt of society\u2019s discomfort with private education\u201d with a \u201cunique place in the popular consciousness\u201d.<\/p>\n Melanie Sanderson, the school guide\u2019s managing editor, told the BBC<\/a> that Eton has \u201cspectacular facilities and spacious grounds\u201d and that despite its ancient buildings \u201cis a modern school with a progressive outlook\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cMost 13-year-old boys cannot possibly know what adult life holds for them. Prince George, however, faces a very particular future and his parents \u2026 have decided that an Eton education represents the best preparation for life as a modern working royal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales had also been considering other schools for George, including Marlborough, Oundle and day schools in London, the Telegraph said.<\/p>\n Reuters<\/p>\n Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what\u2019s making headlines around the world. Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55e67a6a3acfa2b0e3eb0340bb8ef0c307ceec8c.jpeg\")
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The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children attend the Easter service at St George\u2019s Chapel in Windsor this year, accompanied by Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (second from right), and Anne, Princess Royal. Getty Images<\/p>\n