Determined to make sure her eldest son gets a decent, but well-rounded, education, the Duchess of Cambridge has reportedly gathered a group of consultants to help her make the right choice
Michael Moran Audience Writer and Ravi Meah
14:49, 07 Mar 2025
The Duchess of Cambridge wants a change of scenery for Prince George(Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images)
Prince William and Prince Harry both received their education at Eton, the elite all-boys school known for producing future leaders in industry and politics.
The brothers followed in the footsteps of their grandfather John, the eighth Earl Spencer, and uncle Charles Spencer into the $81,000-a-year private school.
However, according to Royal expert Charlotte Griffiths, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are considering a different path for their son Prince George’s education.
As a future king, George’s upbringing is unlike any other 11 year old’s. His mother, Kate Middleton, is keen to ensure that George has a well-rounded life experience before he assumes his Royal duties.
She has her hearts set on George attending Marlborough College(Image: Allan Baxter via Getty Images)
She has enrolled her eldest son at Marlborough College, where she herself spent many happy years. It is believed that George’s siblings, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte, will also attend the $76,000-a-year Wiltshire school when the time comes.
This is because Marlborough, unlike Eton, is a co-educational institution. Gordonstoun, the austere Scottish boarding school that King Charles attended – and detested – in the early 1960s was an all-boys establishment at the time.
On the British TV show Prince George: How To Make a Monarch, Charlotte revealed that Catherine “absolutely loved Marlborough” and wants her children to have fond memories of their school days as well, reports Cambridge Live.
“She’s really keen for her children to have a similar experience, and for them to be happy above all else,” she said, “which is really thinking outside the box.”
Catherine wants her children to “be happy above all else”(Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
Not satisfied with her own experience, the Princess of Wales also engaged experts to help her research the ideal school to mould a resilient, well-adjusted future king.
Prince George will always stand out from other children his age — few other two-year-olds have ever stayed up past their bedtime to chat with former president Barack Obama — but his parents are determined to ensure that George and his younger siblings enjoy as “normal” a childhood as possible.
Marlborough College, boasting dozens of famous alumni including several renowned explorers, authors, and a couple of top models, plays a crucial role in this mission.