Melanie Sanderson, Managing Editor of The Good Schools Guide, outlined the reasoning behind this approach, telling HELLO! that revealing such a choice prematurely would create disruption for the school and those who would become the young prince’s fellow students, reports the Mirror.
Sanderson told the publication: “If the Wales family runs true to form, they will announce Prince George’s secondary school at the eleventh hour, possibly as late as September 2026.
“They understand that the school itself, as well as George’s new peer group, will fall under intense scrutiny as soon as it is revealed and will probably want to minimise this, allowing the young royal to transition to his new school with as little fanfare as possible.”
As for George’s future school, Melanie speculated: “I believe Eton is the most likely choice for Prince George. In our most recent review, we describe it as ‘traditional, radical, expectation-busting and packed with confident boys with nary a hint of entitlement’. To me, this encompasses all the values we are told are important to this generation of royals.”
If William and Kate choose to delay the announcement of George’s school selection, it would align with their previous patterns regarding their children’s education.
When the Wales family relocated from London to Windsor in 2022, they only announced two weeks before the start of the school term that George, Charlotte, and Louis would be attending Lambrook.
The palace previously announced: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today announced that Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will attend Lambrook School in Berkshire from September 2022. Their Royal Highnesses are hugely grateful to Thomas’s Battersea where George and Charlotte have had a happy start to their education since 2017 and 2019 respectively and are pleased to have found a school for all three of their children which shares a similar ethos and values to Thomas’s.”
Former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond shared with the Mirror that she believes Prince George’s secondary school has already been chosen, given his impending transition.
She stated: “Yes this is a big year ahead, as George becomes a teenager and, as William hinted when talking about phones, he’s clearly exploring a few boundaries. I suppose his new school has already been decided.
“Personally, I think it’s a great shame if he’s going to be sent away to board and I would have thought that would go against some of Catherine’s central beliefs. On the other hand, she went to boarding school and seemed to enjoy it, so I suppose she feels ready to cross that bridge with George.”
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