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William has previously said that the subject has become a “tense issue” as of late.
The Gist
- On July 22, Prince George turned the milestone age of 13.
- In September, the future king will head off to secondary school at Eton College, his father Prince William’s alma mater.
- The school has a rule that George’s parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, will no doubt be supportive of.
As Prince George heads off to Eton College in September, the prestigious all-boys school has a rule that George’s parents Prince William and Kate Middleton will be a fan of.
According to The Telegraph, pupils at Eton “are not allowed smartphones, instead being allowed only a ‘brick phone’ for basic contact with their families.”
William has spoken many times about how his children George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are phone free, telling Eugene Levy in an October 2025 episode of Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler, “None of our children have any phones, which we’re very strict about.”
The Prince of Wales later admitted in an interview with TV host Luciano Huck that the no phone stance was becoming a “tense issue”—particularly with George. William told Huck that it’s “really hard” to protect his three children from the harms of social media and the online world, telling him, “Our children don’t have phones. I think when George moves on to secondary school, then maybe he might have a phone that has no internet access.”
As for George, “I think he understands why” he doesn’t have a phone, William continued. “We communicate why we don’t think it’s right. And again, I think it’s the internet access I have a problem with. I think children can access too much stuff they don’t need to see online, and so having a phone and text message, the old sort of ‘brick phone’ as they call them—I think that’s fine.”
“No one knows better than William what life is like growing up in the royal family,” a source told The Telegraph. “He is absolutely determined to get it right.” Royal biographer Russell Myers added that both the Prince and Princess of Wales are “extremely protective” of their children, but also accessible and approachable.
In The Telegraph’s new profile of George, the 13-year-old future king is described as “incredibly down to earth” and also “aware of his future.” As he celebrates his birthday on July 22, royal biographer and editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine Ingrid Seward told The Sun, “There is little doubt that an adventure trip will be in store for George. Like his father, he loves being outdoors and doing things. Playing cricket and tennis and, in the last couple of years, even scuba diving.”
Seward added that there could also potentially be an “island hop to Mustique,” where the family often travels, and The Sun added that there will be a birthday party “to celebrate both becoming a teenager and the end of his time at Lambrook School.”
Seward said that George is “no boaster” and “keeps quiet about his privileged family life.” She added, “Like most teenagers, he wants to blend in with his friends and enjoy doing what they are doing.”
“George is, of course, aware of exactly who he is,” Seward continued, adding that “Lambrook parents have noticed he does not push himself forward unnecessarily.” She said, “As a teenager he will no doubt change, but he will still be happiest outdoors and slowly gathering the confidence that will one day be important to his future.”
A family friend told The Sun, “Behind closed doors, he’s like any other teen, but in public he takes it all very seriously.”
“George is very aware of who he is, and that has made him extremely cautious with friendships,” the friend added. “You have to feel for him, really—it’s a very difficult thing to know you will be the future king of England. He hasn’t faced up to the enormity of his future, but he does take his position seriously.”
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