Princess Charlotte may not be sent to Marlborough College when the time comes for her to move onto secondary school, as her parents might prefer to keep her close, a schools expert has said.
The young royal currently attends Lambrook School with her brothers Prince George and Prince Louis, close to their home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, where Prince William and Princess Kate moved to last year.
Many have speculated that George will take after his father and uncle and go to Eton, which remains unrivalled thanks to its outstanding facilities and security levels, according to Melanie Sanderson, managing editor and education consultant at The Good Schools Guide.
She appeared on HELLO!’s A Right Royal Podcast to discuss educational options for the royal children, and although Kate’s alma mater is one possibility for Charlotte, Ms Sanderson does not believe it is the most likely one.
One factor to consider is that Marlborough is in Wiltshire, some distance from the family home at Windsor, unlike Eton which is much closer for the boys.
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It is traditional for royal children to attend private boarding schools, and even though Kate, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie all went to Marlborough College, Ms Sanderson notes that it is too far for Charlotte to “pop home for tea”.
If George and Louis went to Eton, it is close enough to William and Kate that they could still seem them fairly frequently if they chose to.
Ms Sanderson added that there are lots of good quality schools for girls near to Windsor, such as St George’s Ascot or Heathfield, where William and Prince Harry’s former nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke attended.
Wycombe Abbey was also mentioned due to its academic excellence, something which George will need to be hot on if he wants to get into Eton.
Ms Sanderson said Wycombe is known for its “small and nurturing” community which aims to prepare girls for the professional world and a “competitive” work environment, while still maintaining its “progressive” stance.
Marlborough is also a co-educational school, unlike Eton, which suggests that William and Kate may pick an all-girls school for their daughter if their sons go to the famous Windsor institution.
