Princess Kate is feeling the “pressure” over her son, Prince George’s, future, insiders have claimed in a new report, and there is one particular mistake she is keen to avoid making
12:39, 03 Jan 2026Updated 14:05, 03 Jan 2026
Princess Kate with son George(Image: PA)
She might be the future Queen, but making sure her kids are thriving is what Kate sees as her most important job. Both she and Prince William are known to prioritise their three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, above everything else – with the couple reportedly always making the time to do the school runs themselves where possible, and spending the bulk of the school holidays with the royal youngsters.
George, in particular, as heir to the throne, faces a lot of pressure on his young shoulders, with his destiny already laid out before him – and Kate is reported to be keen to ensure she makes the right choices for his future, which will help him on his way and set him up well. At the moment, all three of the Wales children attend Lambrook School – only a short drive away from their new home of Forest Lodge.
The mansion has been dubbed their “forever home” by insiders, and they are said to be paying market rent for the property, which they moved into over the autumn. But at age 12, the second-in-line to the throne is poised to make a major change and move on to another school for the rest of his secondary education.
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The Times reports that William and Kate are carefully considering their options for George’s next school, and that ensuring their eldest son’s happiness is top of the agenda when it comes to making the final call. The couple’s own former schools, Eton College and Marlborough College, are reported to be the “frontrunners” at the moment for where George will enrol next, but it has yet to be confirmed where the future King will officially attend.
Prince William during his Eton days(Image: Tim Graham/Getty Images)
Whilst Eton, where both William and Harry went to school, is only for boys, and costs over £63,000 a year. Marlborough – which sets parents back £61,809 yearly for boarding – is co-educational, which could mean that all three of the siblings could go to the same school when the time comes for Charlotte and Louis to move on too.
“Motherhood is daunting enough, but the stakes are even higher when you’re raising a king,” The Times reports. This is why Kate is feeling “the pressure to ‘get it right'”. Behind closed doors, the report claims, the future Queen is determined to keep things as normal as possible for George, giving him a high-quality childhood, and ensuring that he pulls his weight in the family too.
“It’s why the school runs, and sporting fixtures are important, as is time with grandparents Carole and Michael Middleton. [George] is also used to helping on errands, with one Windsor local recalling how they once bumped into a young Prince George at a soft furnishings shop where he was happily eating orange segments while granny Carole picked up fabric samples.”
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Kate’s “life’s work” in early years development feeds into this, with her dedication to the topic giving her insight into just how powerful connection and healthy childhoods are when it comes to creating thriving adults and a well-rounded society overall. She is particularly concerned that her son doesn’t feel too much “loneliness,” given his unique destiny – something that King Charles admitted when he was 21 years old was a condition that could plague the heir to the throne.
“Out of certain necessity, I’ve perhaps been more lonely,” Charles said in an interview when he was young. “I haven’t made a lot of friends. I haven’t been to a lot of parties… Essentially, it is, I suppose, compared with other people’s lives, more lonely.” By providing George and his siblings with a much more grounded upbringing, this is a “toxic” condition that Kate is said to be desperate to avoid.
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