Kate and William will NOT hesitate to break with royal tradition for Prince George -expert
KATE, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William would not hesitate to break with royal tradition for the wellbeing of their children, a royal expert said.
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Kate and Prince William will soon have to decide whether to send their eldest son Prince George to boarding school. However, royal expert Ingrid Seward believes Kate and William won't just blindly follow the royal tradition if they don't believe their son will be happy far from home.
She told OK! magazine: "We’re used to seeing the royals breaking with tradition these days so it won’t be a huge shock if they do things their way.
"I think William and Kate’s view will be, if the children are happy in their school, why change things.
"If I was Kate though, I’d feel more secure if George, as heir to the throne, was tucked away at boarding school.
"He’ll have more freedom there and he’ll be very protected from any outside dangers.
“William loved it at Ludgrove, as did his brother Harry.
"They both boarded full-time but Diana would visit at weekends.
"It’s a super friendly school so it could be a good choice for George.
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"He might then follow his father to Eton College for his secondary education.
"I doubt the royals will have to go on any waiting lists, so they won’t need to rush their decision."
It is custom for little members of the Royal Family to be enrolled in a boarding school aged eight.
This has been the case of Prince Charles, who attended Cheam School in Hampshire and then Gordonstoun in Scotland.
Similarly, Prince William joined his classmates at Ludgrove School in Berkshire after three years at the pre-preparatory Wetherby School in London.
His brother Prince Harry followed in the Duke of Cambridge's footsteps and attended Ludgrove School after turning eight.
This means Prince George may leave Thomas's Battersea in London to join another institute as soon as next year.
But, Ms Seward added, Kate and William won't rush into any decision and will take into account the personalities and preferences of their children.
She said: "Kate and William are modern parents and will weigh up the decision very carefully.
"I think they’ll wait to see how the children’s personalities develop, and take into consideration whether or not they would be happy to live away from home.
"Having experienced terrible trauma in his own childhood, William is very tuned in to his children’s mental health."
While the expert deems Prince George a bit shy "like his grandfather Charles", Ms Seward considers Princess Charlotte's personality just right for a boarding school.
She said: "It’s likely the decision will depend on the individual child.
"Charlotte appears very confident and would suit the boarding school environment.
"But George is a shy little boy, so he might not have the right character for it just yet.
"William was very boisterous at six, but perhaps George is more like his grandfather Charles, who was quite the shrinking violet."