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Prince George will enroll at the elite Eton College this September, following the academic path taken by his father, Prince William, the next in line to the throne.
As William’s eldest child, the 12-year-old prince is destined to one day inherit the throne. He is set to complete his high school years at the famous college, where annual tuition tops £63,000 ($85,000).
"Kensington Palace can confirm that Prince George will attend Eton College from this September," an official statement from the royal residence said.
Both William, formally known as the Prince of Wales, and his younger brother, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, attended the exclusive school in Berkshire, west of London.
The institution boasts an illustrious alumni network, having educated 20 former prime ministers, including Boris Johnson and David Cameron, alongside cultural figures like actor Tom Hiddleston and James Bond creator Ian Fleming.
George's grandfather, King Charles III, attended Gordonstoun in the Scottish Highlands, the same boarding school his father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, had attended.
Prince George is expected to board full-time at Eton College, which requires all students to live on campus, despite being just a few kilometers from his family's Forest Lodge estate in Windsor.
The young prince, who is second in line to the throne after his father, has been boarding at the Lambrook School, a private preparatory school (an independent school preparing students for entry into elite secondary colleges) in Berkshire, where he has studied since 2022.
He has attended the school along with his siblings, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8.
Eton, long a byword for elitism and the class divide in Britain, was founded by King Henry VI in 1440.
It educates boys aged 13 to 18 and has preserved many of its traditions, including a distinct uniform comprising a black tailcoat, black waistcoat, white shirt and bow tie, and striped trousers. The school enrolls nearly 1,350 pupils each year.
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