How Prince William was first royal to end famous tradition at just 13-years-old
dailyrecord.co.ukPrince George was recently spotted being given a tour around Eton College which is the prestigious school that his father, Prince William also attended.The visit has sparked speculation that the young Prince, who is turning ten this month, will follow in the footsteps of his father and attend one of Britain's most respected schools when he turns thirteen.
In 1995, Prince William attended Eton and was joined three years later by his younger brother, Prince Harry in 1998.However, in attending Eton, Prince William had broken a royal tradition for Britain's most famous family as he became the first senior member of the Firm to attend the school.In the past, his father, King Charles, grandfather, Prince Philip and uncles Prince Edward and Prince Andrew had all attended Gordonstoun in Scotland, the Express reports.William's late mother, Princess Diana decided she wanted her eldest son to follow in the footsteps of her own father and brother's education which was a huge change for the royals.
Once at Eton, the now Prince of Wales reportedly excelled as an athletic and talented student. During his time there, he captained the swimming team and his house football squad as well as taking up water polo.
He was also allegedly quite skilled in the kitchen.On his historic first day at the college on September 6, 1995 the future King was accompanied by his parents and younger brother for a photo call.He had previously studied at Ludgrove School in Berkshire where he was famously hit on the head by a golf club.His experiences at Eton greatly contrasted with his father's allegedly miserable time at Gordonstoun.In the past rumours have swirled as to whether King Charles enjoyed his time at his school as reports suggest that at one point
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