ALL eyes are on where Prince George will be going to school next year, as Princess Kate has done numerous viewings of prospective locations.
While Princes William and Harry went to single-sex elite school Eton College, an expert has claimed that the Princess of Wales could be eyeing up a co-ed school for George, 11.
Editor-in-Chief of Majesty Magazine told Fabulous: “I think he will probably go to a co-ed where all three of them can be educated together, because also that cuts hugely down the security bill.
“I think Kate and William are very conscious of how much it costs the taxpayer to guard them – guard not being the exact word – but to kind of give them the security which they absolutely have to have.
“To have three different schools in three different parts of the country, I think would be very difficult.”
The royal expert pointed out that Harry and William always went to school together, and said: “I feel very sure that this is what Kate and William will want to do.”
She added that she thinks the Prince and Princess of Wales will be looking for a “very rounded education for Prince George”, when he moves school at 13.
Ingrid explained: “He’s had a lot of formality in his young life, and I think they would probably want him to be certainly co-ed, I would think, and just somewhere where he’s free.”
The royal editor also predicted that William and Kate might send Prince George, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, to boarding school.
She added: “Boarding schools nowadays aren’t like one imagines the boarding schools of old.
“They can come home whenever they want to. They can come home weekends if they’re not too busy playing sports.
“But all the sports, the big sports, matches and things happen at weekends, so I imagine that, if Kate wants them to come home they could come home on Saturday afternoon.
“I think it’s very much more flexible than the idea of these very strict sort of Tom Brown School Days.”
Ingrid’s prediction was that Marlborough College, where Kate and siblings James and Pippa, went to school, could be an “obvious choice” for the kids.
Alternatively, if they do select single sex for George, Eton could be a front-runner.
She added: “I think Eton could potentially be in the running. It’s very near to Adelaide Cottage, although they may not stay there.”
Kate’s secret school tours
Ahead of the big move from Lambrook School, Princess Kate looked round two prospective elite London schools in December.
One was single sex and one co-ed, suggesting the family are still keeping both options open.
The Princess of Wales first toured round the £10,000-a-term, “boldly academic”, single sex University College School (UCS) in Hampstead after term ended for the festive break.
The same week, Kate looked round co-ed Highgate School, located two miles away, which was closed for a “special VIP visitor”, according to the Mail.
Other options for George are said to be Oundle School in Northamptonshire and the elite St Edward’s School, also known as “Teddies” – which boasts Oppenheimer actress Florence Pugh as an alumna.
Despite Kate touring schools over 18 months in advance, Ingrid shared how the Wales family don’t need to make a rushed decision yet.
She explained: “It’s not like it would be you or me trying to get a child into a school, and we have to put their name down at birth.
“No one is going to say no to having Prince George in their school, so they don’t actually have to make up their mind until they’re absolutely sure.”
Will Prince George go to a state school?
ROYAL pros have discussed the possibility of Prince George ditching an education at Eton College for time at a state school.
Speaking to royal reporter Bronte Coy on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive, royal experts Richard Palmer and Katie Nicholl spoke about the significant decision looming for Princess Kate and Prince William in regards to Prince George’s schooling.
Katie acknowledged the Waleses’ desire to shake things up, as she claimed: “I think the big question is, is it going to be Eton and following in tradition and obviously George going to an all boys’ school, or will they break the tradition and go to a co-ed?
“I don’t think they’re at logger heads and I’m not dressing this up as a row, but it’s a big decision they’ve got to make.
“They’ve been around to see the schools and I guess at some point we will know what they’ve chosen to do.”
Meanwhile, Richard Palmer chimed in: “Personally, I think it’s a great shame that our future head of State doesn’t actually go to a state school.
“And I think it would be fantastic if that were to happen.
“I think Katie’s right, it’s second nature for people of their social background to send their kids away, clearly if George is at Eton they’re just around the corner, but I think what tends to happen is that the kids themselves don’t want to be going from home every day because they’re not then really at the heart of the school community.
“You want to be a boarder, so I’m guessing all of the kids will end up boarding, even if they go to schools very close.”
