Proximity to Queen may be key factor in school choice for Prince George 

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    Prince William and George

    Prince William is pictured with George and Charlotte (Image: Twitter / PA)

    Duke and Duchess of Cambridge “got a lot of people talking” after visiting schools in the county in recent weeks. Now a list of schools the couple are likely to pick for Prince George, seven, has been identified and they largely all have royal links.

    Prince William spent his early education at Ludgrove School in the Wokingham area with his brother Harry before they both moved to another Berkshire school, the world-famous Eton College.

    And Berkshire Live suggests both of these schools may be of interest.

    But it’s also believed Kate and William want to live in the county themselves and continue to raise their family there, because they’ll be close to the Queen who is at Windsor Castle.

    Richard Fitzwilliams, a royal expert, said: “According to the Daily Mail, William and Catherine been been visiting schools in Berkshire.

    “As her home county, where her parents live and where she went to preparatory school, it clearly holds a special place in her heart.

    “Her childhood there was a very happy one.

    “William and Harry went to Ludgrove in Berkshire before Eton and Berkshire has the advantage of both being in close proximity to both the Queen, who is based at Windsor and likely in future to spend more time there and to Michael and Carole Middleton in Bucklebury Manor.

    “However there has been no official comment and no decision appears to have been taken.”

    Kate Middleton

    Kate Middleton grew up in Berkshire (Image: Reuters)

    Kate, meanwhile, is well-known to have grown up in the West Berkshire village of Bucklebury.

    Her early education was at St Andrews, a boarding school near Pangbourne.

    She then went to Downe House in Thatcham, where former pupils claim she was bullied.

    Prince George, seven, and Princess Charlotte, six, both currently attend Thomas’s Battersea in southwest London, which takes children until they are 13.

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    Which schools in Berkshire could Prince George attend?

    Eton College

    The school is probably the most famous in the world, and has the added bonus of being up the road from where the children’s great grandmother lives.

    Prince William was there from 1995, where he became the first Royal Family member to enrol at the school.

    Friends from their time at the school said “no-one gave a s***” about their family.

    The current fees at the school are £14,167 per term, making it one of the most expensive schools in the country.

    The school was founded in 1440 and maintains a reputation for one of the world’s best, producing a very high number of British Prime Ministers, including the current one, Boris Johnson, and David Cameron.

    Eton College

    Prince William attended Eton College from 1995 (Image: PA)

    Ludgrove School

    William spent his early years at Ludgrove School, in Wokingham, which included a trip to the Royal Berkshire Hospital after being accidentally hit in the head with a golf club in 1991.

    The boys school caters for children aged 8 to 13 and its former alumni include the TV survival expert Bear Grylls.

    Its fees in 2022 are £9,420 per term.

    The school is in 130 acres in Wokingham, featuring gardens and woodlands, as well as sports like football, rugby, hockey, cross country, cricket, athletics, tennis and swimming.

    There is also a nine hole golf course and a “magnificent” 20-metre swimming pool.

    Away from sports, the school has its own theatre and a “Monkey House” treetop course.

    St Andrew's, Pangbourne

    Kate Middleton returned to her old school St Andrew’s, Pangbourne in 2012 (Image: Getty)

    St Andrew’s, Pangbourne

    Kate also attended St Andrew’s in Pangbourne.

    It’s a co-educational day and boarding school for children aged between three and 13 where parents are charged £6,280 a term for years five to eight.

    The school has a big emphasis on the outdoors, with a 54 acre site giving children the chance to take part in activities like climbing trees and making dens at Forest School.

    Its website says: “Being outside (and getting muddy) is definitely seen as a very good thing at St Andrew’s!”

    Pangbourne College

    Another option for the Royal couple would be Pangbourne College.

    The school has had numerous royal visits in the past and has a strong naval history. Boarding fees are currently £8,620 a term, with day pupils paying £6,000.

    Its most recent Independent Schools Inspectorate result is “Excellent”.

    The school was founded in 1917, and originally called The Nautical College.

    Its purpose was to prepare boys for life in the Royal Navy. A heavy naval theme remains, with regular parades and water activities.

    Bradfield College

    This school has the advantage of being down the road from the Duchess’ parents in Bucklebury.

    It’s a day or boarding school in the West Berkshire village that admits pupils between the ages of 13 and 18.

    Founded in 1850, current boarding fees are £13,450 per term and £10,760 a term for day pupils.

    One of the more unusual aspects of the schools is its Greek ampitheatre, which hosts The Greek Play once a year.

    The play is performed in “classical Greek language.”



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