Prince George will show Princess Charlotte ‘the ropes’ when she joins him at £19k-a-year St Thomas’, royal... (original) (raw)
PRINCE George will show Princess Charlotte ‘the ropes’ when she joins him at the £19,000-a-year St Thomas’ school in September, a royal expert has claimed.
The four-year-old princess is set to follow in her big brother’s footsteps and join him at the fee-paying school in Battersea later this year.
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Princess Charlotte is excited to be joining her older brother at schoolCredit: Getty - Contributor
Prince George, six, is due to start his third term at the exclusive school next month, and it’s been claimed he’s going to help his little sister settle in.
Royal expert, Penny Junor, told Hello! that Prince George will be looking after his little sister when she joins.
She said: “Prince George is a very protective and lovely older brother.
“I'm sure he'll look after his little sister and take great pride in showing her the ropes.”
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Prince George was taken to school on his first day by Prince WilliamCredit: AFP
Princess Charlotte has previously been attending Willcocks Nursery in Kensington, but Kate Middleton revealed she’s looking forward to going to St Thomas’.
The Duchess of Cambridge told crowds in July that her daughter was “very excited to join her big brother”.
She will reportedly be known as Charlotte Cambridge, taking the same surname style as her older brother.
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Prince George is said to be a protective older brotherCredit: Getty - Contributor
Kensington Palace announced Princess Charlotte would join her brother at school in May.
The school usually charges £6,429 a term – or £19,287 a year – but Princess Charlotte will only be charged £6,305 a term, or £18,915 a year, as she gets a sibling discount.
Simon O'Malley, headmaster at Thomas's Battersea, said: “We are delighted that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided that Princess Charlotte will join her elder brother, Prince George, at Thomas's Battersea.
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The exclusive school in Battersea charges £19,287 a yearCredit: Splash News
“We greatly look forward to welcoming her and all of our new pupils to the school in September.”
The mixed-gender school has 540 pupils aged four to 13, and focuses on a ‘rounded education’, and offers after-school activities in fencing, gardening and philosophy.
The school, established 50 years ago by David and Joanna Thomas, has locations in Clapham, Fulham and Kensington.
And the royal siblings reportedly ‘lean’ on each other as play dates with outsiders can be ‘tricky’, royal source claims.
Meanwhile a US TV host was forced to apologise after mocking Prince George’s ballet lessons.
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