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Prince William and Kate are reportedly 'divided' over sending their eldest son George to boarding school.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Prince William, and Prince Harry, George is expected to enrol at Eton College. But the choice of which school to send their firstborn son to has reportedly been a point of contention between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Despite her reservations, Kate has apparently accepted it is George's 'destiny' to follow in the footsteps of the royal boys and go to Eton. But she also fears that sending Prince George to the prestigious school goes against recent efforts to modernise the monarchy, it's been previously reported.
The Princess of Wales also reportedly worries about her son's well-being after her own traumatic experiences when she went to boarding school. Plus the Princess of Wales, according to the source, feels 'heartbroken' at the thought of her son going away, concerned that she will miss him desperately.
The choice of which school to send their first born son to has reportedly been a point of contention between the Prince and Princess of Wales (Getty Images)A source told the Express: "Kate long disagreed with her husband about sending him away, even though it's tradition. Kate thinks sending him to such a stuffy, upper-class institution goes against all of their efforts to modernise the monarchy.
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"Plus she'll miss George desperately. She and William argued about it for years, but he has finally won." Reports suggest William and Kate have argued "for years" about where to send George for secondary school, but their visit to Eton last June sparked rumours that the young prince will indeed attend the college.
These days the prestigious school in Berkshire costs an average of £46,000 a year for a child to attend. Prince William started at Eton in 1995, where he paid £15,432 a term to attend. The school is only around a ten-minute drive from Windsor Castle, so Prince George would easily be able to make visits just like his father did.
A source told Touch Weekly: "But (Kate’s) still heartbroken. She was horribly bullied at her first boarding school, and can't bear the thought of George suffering through that. And it still seems as if her family is being torn apart."