Seems Prince George will be attending Eton after all, same as his father and Uncle Harry.

I am only commenting ronib because it is one of the downsides to boarding which is noted in research about Boarding School Syndrome. I have met so many damaged people from Boarding School that I am amazed they are still acceptable.

One friend once said that in Africa, it takes a whole tribe to raise a child. This comment made over 45 years ago has stayed with me. We don’t have a tribe mindset here though do we?
So some parents will seek extra input in all sorts of ways. If a boarding school environment works for that family, who are we to judge? Not everyone has a fully developed extended family network.

But they can do that at home, Casdon. Schools run sporting events and there are clubs for such things. It's a lot cheaper than paying Boarding Fees and they grow up with their family as they are transitioning from child to adult even at that age. Boarding School gives a totally unrealistic role model on how to parent teenager which is such an important thing to know once they are parents.

Boarding at 13-18 is not the same as sending your young child away to school, because teenagers are much less likely to feel abandoned than younger children, and to relish the experience. By that age they are already pulling away from family and want to spend time with friends and do activities with them. My husband was a boarder, he was very sporty, and he loved it. It depends on the child, but for many it is a positive experience.

icanhandthemback I can't quite get my head around why if you have children, you choose to send them away.

Precisely.

We went to Day school, Dad drove us quite a distance and again home for family dinner. The girls who boarded always seemed sad, missed their families, or that was my view. Understanding Church was the goal, accomplished well by any standard, and we still lived at home. However, one of my siblings flourished when allowed to board the last couple of years. No easy answer for all.

Children who have nannies may not find boarding difficult

I know several people who were boarded and not one had a happy experience.

Callistemon21

ronib

SORES distracting girls? What?

I went to a single sex school and imo they are far better for girls because teenage boys can be quite nasty bullies if they think a girl is cleverer than them, even in this day and age.
We had no problem with friendly relationships outside school hours and I don't think any of us are odd 😁
(Although you might think so, ronib)

I’m sorry to say there was some pretty nasty bullying at my all-girls school, and dd2 found the same at hers. Dd1 at the same school was luckier with her particular year, though.

Joseann

Yes, it wouldn't be my choice to travel that far, but it's only an hour. Many children travel that amount of time every day.

True. Thanks to the joke of parental choice of school, my DGC did that twice a day.
Let’s hope he makes friends.

I know it’s the done thing in the RF and in many circles, and maybe can’t be avoided if in the forces, but it always saddens me to see young children sent to boarding school.

Andrew’s daughter Eugenie went to Marlborough

Jaberwok

Boris was a Kings Scholar at Eton, only awarded to outstanding pupils. He was extremely clever and excelled as a classics scholar at Oxford. Like a lot of brilliant people, he was however, and is, extremely disorganised and a stranger to discipline and detail, not good attributes for a P.M! A fact we are all well aware.of. However, to say Boris.is not clever is a complete misnomer.

He may have been 'clever' but he didn't get a First at Oxford.

Yes, it wouldn't be my choice to travel that far, but it's only an hour. Many children travel that amount of time every day.

Tiring journey home every day

I don't think you can attend Eton as a day pupil, or even a weekly boarder, so the proximity of home at Windsor wouldn't alter the fact that George would have to be a full boarder.
I believe you can however be a day pupil at Marlborough, which coukd also give the flexibility of boarding while parents are away on tour.

Louis needs care, which it seems likely he will get from his parents. The press started labelling him as a trouble maker (cute variety, Fidget, rebel etc. a couple of years ago. R at her in the way like his uncle Harry says he was labelled.

It seems cruel to label such a young child. We all develop at different rates and have different attributes.

TiggyW, I think Charlotte’s current popularity is likely to continue. She has a good role model in her mother, who has a real ability to read any situation and work it well. Charlotte is usually well dressed, looks relaxed, smiles easily and responds well to crowds.
George will be king , the press cast him as shy, not as confident as his sister (shadows of Charles and Ann).

Louis needs care, which it seems likely he will get from his parents. The press started labelling him as a trouble maker (cute variety, Fidget, rebel etc. a couple of years ago. R at her in the way like his uncle Harry says he was labelled.

My impression is the inclusion of Katherine into the RF is the best thing that’s happened to them in a while

SusieB50

I would have liked to have seen him attend a day school and not a boarding school. Maybe he will as Eton is near Windsor 🤞. Unless essential (armed services families and similar ) I think boarding children is never a good life experience. I have several cousins who boarded and not one had sent their own children away to school.

I totally agree. A vast number of Boarding School pupils suffer from Boarding School Syndrome which leaves them lacking in a number of ways and impacts their outlook/relationships for the rest of their life particularly if they were sent away very young.
I can't quite get my head around why if you have children, you choose to send them away. In my case Boarding School helped me escape from a chaotic life but most of my friends didn't have that problem. They do remain resentful about being sent away though, even the ones who said they wanted to go to Boarding School. It is a nonsense to expect a child to have the tools to make such a decision at the age of 11 and even worse if they are younger.

Apparently George wants to go to Eton wishing to follow in his fathers footsteps. He idolises his Papa and that is apparently what he wants . Also I guess friends will be going as well, which makes things easier. Perhaps Charlotte will attend Marlborough, with Louis following on to Eton.

Marlborough would be my choice if I was choosing for a child related to me. That’s is only because I feel those attending a co-ed school would be better off emotionally than attending a male or female only establishment.
Wouldn’t be too surprised if George and Lois attend Eton and Charlotte, Marlborough.

Boris was a Kings Scholar at Eton, only awarded to outstanding pupils. He was extremely clever and excelled as a classics scholar at Oxford. Like a lot of brilliant people, he was however, and is, extremely disorganised and a stranger to discipline and detail, not good attributes for a P.M! A fact we are all well aware.of. However, to say Boris.is not clever is a complete misnomer.

I suppose they have to be clever to get to Eton........the one noteable exception is a certain Boris Johnson.

I don't know, Queen Mary was of enormous support to George Vth, particularly through and after WW1. He allegedly greatly relied on 'Mays' advice. Prior to that the RF weren't so much on display so it's hard to say whether wives were supportive or not. The present wives are all supportive except of course the Duchess of Sussex who seems to have her own agenda. Even Fergie is supportive of Prince Andrew as are his daughters.

And George V1 had a very supportive wife, who helped him enormously, a real power behind the throne.

Unlike some royal wives who haven’t proved much support to their husbands….

The three children face a life of criticism as did Charles and Anne, William and Harry didn’t because their mother was perfect !