Overview
- Kensington Palace confirmed in late July that 13-year-old Prince George will begin at Eton College when the school term starts in September.
- Multiple royal commentators report that George sat the regular Eton entrance exams and passed with no special treatment rather than receiving an exemption.
- The choice followed private deliberations in which Prince William strongly favored Eton while Catherine reportedly expressed reservations about the school’s traditional reputation.
- To manage public exposure around the transition the family issued one formal birthday portrait plus informal video clips and used first-name references in messages to present George as both a future official and a normal teenager.
- Eton carries symbolic weight because William attended there and found stability in his youth, a factor that may reinforce continuity for the royal family while also renewing public discussion about elitism and parental strategy.