Kate Middleton Is Reportedly 'Heartbroken' Over Sending Prince George To Boarding School

As the second in line to the throne, a large part of ten-year-old Prince George‘s future has already been mapped out – and that includes his education! Prince William and Kate Middleton will reportedly be sending their firstborn to Eton College, the prestigious $60,000 a year boarding school that many royals, including Prince William and Prince Harry, previously attended.

Eton College was reportedly also attended by the late Queen Elizabeth II’s cousins Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Prince Michael of Kent, as well as Princess Diana’s father, John, 8th Earl Spencer, and her brother, Charles Spencer. Interestingly, King Charles and the late Prince Philip didn’t actually attend Eton themselves, as they both attended Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland.

Kate Middleton And Prince William Reportedly Disagree On Prince George's Education

Although the Princess of Wales has been praised for fitting into the royal family so well and taking on many of its traditions, sending her son to Eton College is apparently something which she wasn’t keen on. According to reports, the Prince and Princess of Wales have argued about Prince George's education for many years – Kate has reportedly even had disagreements with King Charles about her children's upbringing – but it now seems like the Prince of Wales has gotten his way!

"Kate long disagreed with her husband about sending him away, even though it’s tradition," a source reportedly told InTouch Weekly, before adding that they think part of their disagreements are because she may regard the boarding school as "stuffy," and not in keeping with the modernization of the monarchy which she and her husband are reportedly keen on achieving.

"Kate thinks sending him to such a stuffy, upper-crust institution goes against all of their efforts to modernize the monarchy," the source continued, adding, "Plus, she’ll miss George desperately. She and William argued about it for years, but he has finally won."

Prince George Reportedly Wants To Follow In His Father's Footsteps

Perhaps most interestingly of all are the reports that Prince George is taking his father's side in this argument, as he has reportedly expressed interest in attending Eton College because he wants to follow in his father's footsteps – aww!

"He wants to be just like his father," the royal insider claimed, adding that the Princess of Wales "finally gave in" to both her husband and her firstborn's wishes, despite having not-so-great memories of boarding school herself. "She’s still heartbroken. She was horribly bullied at her first boarding school, and can’t bear the thought of George suffering through that," the insider shared.

The mom-of-three will reportedly be skipping next month's trip to Singapore with the Prince of Wales in order to support their son as he takes Eton’s 150-minute verbal and mental reasoning entrance exam. Although Prince George will be taking the exam next month, he won't be starting until he is 13, so he still has a few more years to be with his parents and younger siblings, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.

Speaking of his siblings, Kate is reportedly worried that Prince William will want them to go to boarding school too, with the source saying: "There’s also the worry that William will insist the other two kids be shipped off next. Kate knows this is all part of her 'royal duty,' but there’s a lot of tension between her and her husband right now."