{"id":810768,"date":"2026-10-22T21:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/810768\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T21:38:18","slug":"kate-middleton-shares-bittersweet-update-on-prince-george-after-he-leaves-home-for-eton-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/810768\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton shares bittersweet update on Prince George after he leaves home for Eton College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kate Middleton is looking forward to Prince George returning home from Eton College for school break after admitting she\u2019s missed her eldest son.<\/p>\n<p>The Princess of Wales made the confession on Thursday during a visit to a shopping center in Hoveton, England, for her role as a patron of East Anglia\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospices (EACH), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/930673\/kate-middleton-missing-prince-george-flew-the-nest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">per Hello!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said she\u2019s looking forward to George coming home, she\u2019s missed him,\u201d one shopper told the outlet, noting that Middleton, her husband, Prince William, and their three kids \u201cmay be going somewhere\u201d during the school break.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton admitted she is looking forward to Prince George (pictured with his mom and dad, Prince William) coming home from Eton College for school break.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>During a visit to Hoveton, England, the Princess of Wales (pictured Thursday) reportedly told shoppers that she \u201cmissed\u201d her eldest son and that she and her family \u201cmay go somewhere\u201d for the holiday break. Chris Radburn\/WPA Pool\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>When a young child in attendance told the royal it was his last day of school before the half-term break, Middleton reportedly replied, \u201cMy children break up tomorrow and I can\u2019t wait to have them all home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Page Six previously reported, William and Middleton <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/09\/08\/royal-family\/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-drop-off-prince-george-13-for-first-day-at-eton-college\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dropped George off for his first day<\/a> at Eton College on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n<p>In photos from the milestone day, the proud parents walked alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/22\/royal-family\/kate-middleton-prince-william-mark-prince-georges-13th-birthday-with-new-portrait\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the 13-year-old<\/a> on their way into William\u2019s alma mater in Berkshire, England.<\/p>\n<p>William and Middleton dropped George off for his first day at the prestigious boarding school on Sept. 8, as seen above. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Eton College is William\u2019s alma mater. He attended from 1995 to 2000. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Simon Henderson, the headmaster of the school, and Sir Nicholas Coleridge, the provost of Eton and the chair of the governing body, welcomed the royal family to the school.<\/p>\n<p>William attended the boarding school from 1995 to 2000. His <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/20\/royal-family\/how-frustrated-prince-william-will-respond-to-prince-harrys-public-plea-for-reconciliation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">estranged brother, Prince Harry<\/a>, also attended the prestigious school from 1998 to 2003.<\/p>\n<p>As for William and Middleton\u2019s youngest children, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8, they currently attend day school at the Lambrook School in Berkshire, near Ascot.<\/p>\n<p>Their two younger children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis (pictured above), attend day school at the Lambrook School in Berkshire, near Ascot. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Middleton (pictured with George in August) and William confirmed their eldest son would be attending Eton College in June. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On June 16, the couple confirmed to Page Six via a Kensington Palace spokesperson that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/royal-family\/prince-george-follows-in-dad-williams-footsteps-as-new-school-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George would attend Eton College<\/a>, following in his father\u2019s footsteps.<\/p>\n<p>Following news of his school choice, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield told Page Six that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/21\/royal-family\/why-prince-georges-eton-years-will-be-far-tougher-than-dad-prince-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George\u2019s \u201cbiggest challenge\u201d<\/a> will be managing to maintain his privacy amongst his classmates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest challenge won\u2019t be academics or making friends. It\u2019ll be balancing Prince George\u2019s privacy with the reality that every classmate has TikTok,\u201d\u00a0she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield told us that George\u2019s \u201cbiggest challenge\u201d at school would be maintaining his privacy in the age of social media. (Pictured: Middleton and George in August.) Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s protecting his privacy in an age where something can go viral in seconds,\u201d\u00a0she said. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Schofield noted that William and Harry attended the school \u201cbefore social media transformed adolescence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cGeorge won\u2019t have that luxury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s protecting his privacy in an age where something can go viral in seconds.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/21\/royal-family\/why-prince-georges-eton-years-will-be-far-tougher-than-dad-prince-williams\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton is looking forward to Prince George returning home from Eton College for school break after admitting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,14195,14194,96,661,121,120,223,1904,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-810768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-moms","tag-entertainment","tag-kate-middleton","tag-prince-george","tag-prince-william","tag-royal-family","tag-schools","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}