00:00It's the news Royal Watchers have been waiting for. We finally have confirmation that Prince George
00:04will follow in his father's footsteps this autumn when he starts at Eton College.
00:08George, who turns 13 next month, will become a pupil at the prestigious 586-year-old boarding
00:14school in September, 31 years after Prince William joined. William has many happy memories of his
00:21time there and was a regular visitor to his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip,
00:25who lived just down the road at Windsor Castle. With William and Kate now based at nearby Forest
00:30Lodge, George will be able to do the same. Choosing their first born school is a decision that they
00:36will have agonised over. We know they visited several boarding schools around the country
00:41and they did consider co-educational schools which would have allowed their three children
00:45to stay together. George spent countless hours revising for the rigorous entrance exams and
00:51Eton is regarded as the top all-boys school in the UK. It's turned out 20 Prime Ministers
00:57so it's perhaps no surprise that William and Kate chose it for their son.
01:01Why have they announced it now? Well, George is coming to the end of his time at Lambrook,
01:06the school he attends with Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, so it makes sense to give
01:10an official confirmation now, allowing the family to enjoy their summer break together before their
01:16big move. But having opted for the all-boys Eton, the question remains, where will they
01:21send Princess Charlotte? For more on this story, including expert analysis about why Eton had
01:27to be the choice for George, join Hello VIP via the link below.
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