Overview

• At a May 5 Buckingham Palace tea for World War II veterans, the 12-year-old carried out his most formal duty to date and asked detailed questions, observers said.
• Palace sources describe a deliberate, incremental approach that preserves a largely normal childhood and introduces responsibilities on his parents’ terms.
• Biographer Robert Lacey says his parents waited until around age seven to explain his future and favor the word “destiny” when discussing the crown.
• George returns to Lambrook in September for his final year, and Eton College is widely viewed as the likely next school, though no decision has been announced.
• With King Charles still undergoing cancer treatment, William may delay granting any additional title if George becomes heir before finishing school, according to an insider.