Prince George's First Day at Eton College Sparks Royal Nostalgia

Prince William and Kate Middleton dropped off their eldest son, Prince George, for his first day at Eton College Tuesday.

The proud parents, both 44, braved the rain as they walked alongside the 13-year-old while on their way into William’s alma mater in Berkshire, England.

For the special day, the Princess of Wales looked elegant in a forest green dress paired with sleek curls and black pumps as she held a black umbrella over her head.

As for the Prince of Wales, he wore a black suit with a blue tie and brown shoes, keeping a closed umbrella by his side. Their son, who is as tall as his mother, matched in a similar outfit, not yet in his school uniform.

The trio radiated excitement as they laughed, chatted and smiled at the cameras before meeting with school officials at the doors of the impressive institution.

Simon Henderson, the headmaster of the school, and Sir Nicholas Coleridge, the provost of Eton and the chair of the governing body, welcomed the royal family to the school, shaking their hands enthusiastically.

“Welcome,” Henderson told George, per People. “Good luck. Enjoy it.”

Neither of William and Middleton’s youngest children, Princess Charlotte nor Prince Louis — who attend the Lambrook School in Berkshire, near Ascot — was present.

Exactly 31 years ago, a then-13-year-old William walked through the school doors with his then-separated parents, Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles, for his own first day of school at Eton. He attended from 1995 to 2000.

Meanwhile, his brother, Prince Harry, also attended the prestigious school from 1998 to 2003.

On June 16, William and Middleton confirmed to Page Six via a Kensington Palace spokesperson that George would attend Eton College, following in his father’s footsteps.

At the time, he had also been attending Lambrook School with Charlotte, 11, and Louis, 8.

Eton College is an all-boys boarding school founded in 1440 and is the largest boarding school in England.

Following news of his school choice, royal commentator Kinsey Schofield told Page Six that George’s “biggest challenge won’t be academics or making friends,” but “balancing [his] privacy with the reality that every classmate has TikTok.”

“William and [his brother] Harry attended before social media transformed adolescence. George won’t have that luxury, ” she continued.

“That means Prince George’s protection will almost certainly be more sophisticated, even if it’s designed to remain largely invisible.”

Additionally, Schofield told us that George is expected to have his own room as “Eton students don’t typically have roommates.”

Nonetheless, he will be “immersed in a social environment” because “students share kitchens, common rooms, meals and daily life.”

He is also expected to join the athletics program because, according to Schofield, “everything we’ve seen suggests he’s inherited his mother and father’s competitive streak, and Eton has always viewed athletics as an important part of school life.”

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