Prince George, the 12-year-old son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, is set to begin attending Eton College this September, continuing a family tradition established by his father, Prince William, and uncle, Prince Harry. The announcement was confirmed by a royal spokesman from Kensington Palace.

Eton College, a prestigious boys-only boarding school located in Berkshire, charges around £63,000 annually and has a longstanding history of educating members of the British royal family and notable figures. Prince William enrolled there in 1995, followed by Prince Harry three years later. The school, founded nearly 600 years ago, boasts an alumni list that includes 20 British Prime Ministers as well as public figures such as actors Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston.

Over the past two years, the Prince and Princess of Wales have reportedly visited several potential schools for their children, but Eton has remained the preferred choice for Prince George’s education. His younger sister, Princess Charlotte, 11, will attend a different school, maintaining separate educational paths for the royal siblings. Currently, George spends his time as a part-time boarder at Lambrook School near Ascot, where Charlotte and their eight-year-old brother, Prince Louis, are also pupils.

While Prince William’s time at Eton included regular visits to Windsor Castle to have tea with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry’s experience was markedly different. In his memoir, Harry described difficulties adjusting to school life and later recounted engaging in drug use on campus, acknowledging it as behavior he and his peers recognized as foolish despite the value of their education.

Eton’s policies include restrictions for first-year students, who are not permitted to bring smartphones. Instead, they are issued offline Nokia phones and iPads for academic work. This aligns with William and Kate’s approach to technology use, as they reportedly do not allow their children to have smartphones at home.

Boarding houses at Eton typically accommodate around 55 pupils each, with all students provided with individual bedrooms. The decision for Prince George to enroll at Eton marks the latest chapter in the royal family’s educational legacy at one of the United Kingdom’s most renowned independent schools.