Prince William and Kate Middleton ‘delighted’ as son George is accepted to £5,653-a-term prep school — wher... (original) (raw)

The third in line to the throne will start at the private school in September

PRINCE George is going to a top prep school which “bans” best mates.

The third in line to the throne will start at £5,653-a-term Thomas’s Battersea in South London in September.

Prince George will attend Thomas's London Day School in Battersea in September

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Prince George will attend Thomas's London Day School in Battersea in SeptemberCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

The co-ed private school costs £5,653 a term

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The co-ed private school costs £5,653 a termCredit: Google Streetview

But the three-year-old, along with the 540 other pupils at the mixed-sex day school, will be discouraged from picking a best friend.

Head Ben Thomas has said he would support a policy saying children should have “lots of good friends” instead.

He added: “You can get very possessive friendships. It is much easier if they have a wide range of good friends rather than obsessing about who their best friend is.”

William is pictured with mum Diana and brother Harry on the younger prince's first day at Wetherby School in 1989

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William is pictured with mum Diana and brother Harry on the younger prince's first day at Wetherby School in 1989Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Kate attended St. Andrew's prep school in Berkshire

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Kate attended St. Andrew's prep school in BerkshireCredit: Camera Press

A spokesman for Kate and Wills said they “are delighted to have found a school where they are confident George will have a happy and successful start to his education”.

The school focuses on arts, sport and the importance of being outdoors.

Its website says its most important rule is to “be kind”, with teaching based on “enjoyment, learning and achievement”.

The young prince currently goes to the £33-a-day Montessori in Westacre, Norfolk

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The young prince currently goes to the £33-a-day Montessori in Westacre, NorfolkCredit: Getty Images

Will and Kate said they're 'delighted' George will be attending Thomas's

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Will and Kate said they're 'delighted' George will be attending Thomas'sCredit: PA:Press Association

Former pupils include model Cara Delevingne and singer Florence Welch.

It had been said Kate, 35, would choose Wills’s former school Wetherby pre-prep in Notting Hill, West London.

But it seems the royal ­couple did not want a boys-only school for George.

Thomas’s also has a kindergarten on the same site, which Princess Charlotte, 22 months, is expected to attend.

Thomas's says its most important rule is to 'be kind'

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Thomas's says its most important rule is to 'be kind'Credit: PA:Press Association

George's younger sister, Charlotte, is expected to attend a kindergarten on the same site

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George's younger sister, Charlotte, is expected to attend a kindergarten on the same siteCredit: PA:Press Association

George currently goes to the £33-a-day Montessori nursery in Westacre, Norfolk, close to Wills and Kate’s Anmer Hall home.

The pair have said they are moving back to their Kensington Palace apartment — renovated with £4.5million taxpayers’ cash — so George can start school in London.

Partying Wills, 34 — blasted recently for being work-shy — is giving up his part-time helicopter pilot job with East Anglia Air Ambulance to become a full-time royal.