George, Charlotte and Louis’ new school from bee keeping to raising your own money for school trips
ok.co.ukYour first day at a new school is always memorable, whether you skipped in happily or hung back tearfully. And this September brings with it that rite of passage for all three Cambridge children as they find their feet at their new school, Lambrook in Berkshire.
Headmaster Jonathan Perry confirmed, “We are delighted that Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will be joining us this coming September and very much look forward to welcoming the family, as well as all of our new pupils, to our school community.” While £6,000 a term Lambrook is undoubtedly upper middle class with 42 acres of cricket, football and rugby pitches, a golf course and a £6m art and design building, it’s worlds away from the stiff upper lip, single sex public schools that would traditionally be favoured by the royal family. “It’s posh but not stuffy,” royal expert Jennie Bond exclusively tells OK! “Upper middle class but not aristocratic,” she adds.
The fact that Lambrook is co-educational and just fifteen minutes from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s new home, Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Estate is thought to have been a major factor in William and Kate’s decision making process. “Being a royal is isolating enough,” Jennie explains.
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