Overview
- Prince George started at Eton College as a boarding Year 9 pupil on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, arriving with the Prince and Princess of Wales.
- Kensington Palace released official photographs of George in Eton uniform after a short supervised photo session on the school’s historic School Yard.
- He was received by Eton headmaster Simon Henderson and provost Sir Nicholas Coleridge, and Henderson was heard to say “Welcome, good luck, enjoy it.”
- Multiple outlets report that George completed Eton’s standard admissions steps and examinations, a Vanity Fair account quoted by some publications said he did not receive special treatment.
- Eton is a centuries‑old all‑boys boarding school near Windsor with around 25 houses, annual fees of roughly £63,000–£65,000 and an alumni list that includes 20 British prime ministers, a context that frames the choice and its practical benefits for the Wales family.