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Prince George is reportedly preparing for his next chapter.
According to a royal reporter, the 13-year-old is practicing spending time away from his parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, and his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, before he heads to Eton College this fall.
George already boarding at his current school
George’s currently attends Lambrook School, where they have the option to either reside there or only attend classes during the day.
Although the future king of England won’t have to sleep away from home until September, he reportedly chose to start boarding.
“They agreed. It helped him grow, to be part of a collective,” journalist Robert Jobson told the Daily Mail.
George and William went to school under completely different circumstances
Although George will be attending his dad’s alma mater, the circumstances in which they started could not be more different.
“William walked into Eton carrying his parents’ marital war,” Jobson said, referring to King Charles III and Princess Diana‘s tumultuous marriage and eventual divorce.
“George walks in from a settled home. Two parents, together, who built him a base and guard it fiercely. Confidence is not taught. It is absorbed,” the expert said.
George will be ‘protected’ at Eton College
Although George is the future king of England, Jobson believes the school will allow him the space to be a teenager and grow.
“As he steps out in his tailcoat, false collar, he will look a picture. But the environment will protect him like it did his father, who thrived there,” the writer said.
“Then time. A great deal of it, let us hope, for George’s sake,” Jobson added.
George’s new school has ‘moved with the times’
George will join the ranks of 20 prime ministers and other members of the royal family who have attended Eton College.
“Yes, Eton stands for tradition, but it has moved with the times and now has a more diverse student body than it had — even in William’s day,” royal author Sally Bedell Smith explained to People.
“I think their decision hinges on the school’s academic excellence and the many ways it develops its students for leadership roles,” she said.
