Royal Family tradition King Charles refused to follow - but Princess Anne did
ok.co.ukFor generations, royal children were educated at home in castles and palaces by private tutors and governesses. However, this all changed in 1958 when young King Charles was enrolled at Cheam Preparatory School in Hampshire and became the first heir to the British throne to attend school with other pupils.
After his time at Cheam, Charles followed in his father's footsteps and was sent to study at Gordonstoun School in Northern Scotland.The King has been very vocal about the struggles he faced during his time at the school and famously likened it to the prisoner-of-war camp when he described his experience as "Colditz with Kilts".
When his own time came as a father, the-then Prince of Wales refused to send his two sons to the same school and instead enrolled them at the prestigious Eton College near Windsor Castle.
While The King went against the tradition set by his father, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne did not. Her two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, both went to the school in Scotland and have spoken out about the positive experiences they shared there.
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