Kate Middleton’s huge decision over Prince George’s future – it could change everything

Kate and William’s three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, first attended Thomas’s school in Battersea, London, and then, when the family moved to Adelaide Cottage, moved to the £47k per year Berkshire independent preparatory school Lambrook in 2022., reports OK!

And, as royal expert Katie Nicholl tells The Mirror, the royal couple’s brood have a very enjoyable time, there – one that, most vitally, has given them a sense of stability during uncertain times, as their mother Kate continues her cancer treatment. “When Kate was in hospital, George was on the football pitch playing with his friends,” says Katie.

She adds: “That sense of normality, of keeping the family going at one of the hardest times they’ve ever gone through, was important. The school gives them a great infrastructure and a great support network, and allows the children to live a regular childhood – a low-key, happy, albeit privileged childhood.”

But Lambrook is a preparatory school, which means for their eldest child George – the future King – in particular, there are some very difficult decisions looming. Namely, where to send them, once their time at prep school comes to an end.

Traditionally, royal children have either been home-schooled or, as was the case for King Charles III and his two sons, sent to boarding school – Charles boarded at Cheam School in Berkshire, aged just eight, making him the first heir to the throne to attend a “civilian” school, while Prince William and his brother Harry both attended Ludgrove School, also in Berkshire, from the same age.

And that same choice is on the horizon for Willam and Kate over their children. Known for doing things their own way when it comes to parenting, compared to the perhaps more old-fashioned royals previously, it is no secret that the pair have previously clashed over this huge decision.