Prince Harry reportedly hopes his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, will receive a British education — following in royal tradition despite their California upbringing.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, has been raising Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4, with wife Meghan Markle in Montecito since stepping back from royal life in 2020. But a former palace staffer says Harry is still “quite keen” for his children to study in the UK one day.
“It’s very likely and it’s completely possible because if they have their younger education in America, I’m sure their father will be quite keen to have a bit of a British education, but then it depends on how the relationship is with the rest of the family when the time comes,” said Grant Harrold, former personal butler to King Charles, in a chat with the NY Post.
He added, “Time will tell, but I’d like to think that they would get a bit of education here because royals normally do some gap year somewhere.”
Charlotte is said to be considering Marlborough College, where her mother, the Princess of Wales, studied before meeting Prince William at St Andrews.
But not all three children may follow the same path. “We may find that George, Charlotte, and Louis might not all go to university. They may go straight to somewhere like Sandhurst,” Grant said.
“In particular, George, it is seen as vital for future kings to have had some sort of military training, so you can guarantee that George, whether he likes it or not, will have to go through that military training.”
“Both William and Charles had military training. You’re the commanding chief of the Armed Forces, so you’ve got to know the profession,” he added.