EXCLUSIVE: Prince George’s new school ‘already decided’ after important decision by Kate Middleton

With the second in line to the throne set to attend secondary school next September, royal expert Jennie Bond believes that George’s schooling fate has been sealed by one major determination by the Princess of Wales

With a big 2026 in store for the royal family as Prince George heads to secondary school, a royal expert believes an important decision by Princess Kate alludes to the young royal’s new school being decided.
Next year will pose a new change for the Wales family as Prince George heads to secondary school in September, and while his school has yet to be confirmed, long-standing rumours have speculated whether the young royal might follow in his mother’s footsteps and go to boarding school.
Others believe George, who is second in line to the throne, will follow royal tradition and attend Eton College, where his father Prince William and uncle Prince Harry attended.

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Prince George will be attending secondary school next year(Image: PA)

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond believes that with secondary school now less than a year away for George, his fate would have been decided.

Jennie told the Mirror: “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.”

Kate boarded at Marlborough College after some tumultuous years at Downe House where she was reportedly bullied as a day girl. The college is more than an hour west from where the Wales family live in Forest Lodge on the Windsor estate.

Kate has been taking on more and more royal engagements since announcing she is in remission from cancer, as Jennie Bond believes Kate will continue to strive for the right balance between her duties as a working royal and her responsibilities as a mother.

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George is likely to attend either Eton, or boarding school in following his mother’s footsteps (Image: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace)

Just this week, the Princess of Wales attended a summit hosted by her Royal Foundation where she gave her first speech in two years, and also joined Prince William at the Royal Variety Performance the following day.

And now, with a big 2026 in store for the royal family, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond believes Kate will have to perfect splitting her time between her family and her royal duties as big changes are on the horizon.

Despite appearing at more and more royal engagements, the Princess of Wales has always put her parenting commitments first, which she reiterated during her speech at the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood summit.

Jennie Bond told the Mirror: “I admire Catherine for practising what she preaches. She is a hands-on mum as much as she can possibly be and she has encouraged William to be a full-on dad. Obviously they are both incredibly privileged to have some choice in the matter and they’ve taken a fair bit of flak for doing things like ring-fencing school holidays as family time.

“But Catherine believes passionately that these early years in her children’s lives are by far the most important and formative, and she’s determined to be there for them as much as possible.”