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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Royal Butler Reveals Why Princess Diana "Didn't Want" Prince Harry to Attend Eton College, and Believed It Would Be a "Difficult Path for Him"

Princess Diana wears a blue suit jacket while posing with young sons Prince Harry and Prince William who wear gray suits during a visit to Eton school.

It was recently reported that Kate Middleton and Prince William had agreed to send their eldest son, Prince George, to his dad's alma mater, Eton College. Now, a former royal butler has claimed that Princess Diana had reservations about sending Prince Harry to Eton, even though his brother, Prince William, already attended the prestigious school. Seemingly, the former Princess of Wales was incredibly protective of the Duke of Sussex for several reasons.

Princess Diana's former royal butler, Paul Burrell, spoke about Prince Harry's Eton attendance on behalf of Casino.org, for Express.co.uk. "Even when it came to school, [Diana] worried that Harry would constantly be compared to his brother and judged by William's standards," Burrell told the outlet. "When they went to Eton, Diana didn't want Harry to attend Eton; she knew that he would be compared to William, who had gone before him."

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