Prince George has long been suspected to head to his father’s alma mater, Eton College, when he starts secondary school in September. But the soon-to-be 13-year-old has also been rumored to be attending Princess Kate’s old school, Marlborough College, and there’s several other potential options. While George’s choice should be set in stone by now, no official announcement will likely be made until the summer. It will mark an exciting moment for whichever school he chooses, but one expert in British prep schools said that it’ll also be a “burden” for his future headmaster.
Speaking on Hello! Magazine’s “A Right Royal Podcast,” Melanie Sanderson, managing editor of The Good Schools Guide, said that children’s prep school choices in the U.K. are typically set by year six. Prince George will finish year eight at Lambrook School in July, but Sanderson said that “the normal rules possibly don’t apply” to the future King.
