Will Prince George follow in his mother’s footsteps at Marlborough College? Future King ‘spotted touring the Wiltshire school with parents William and Kate’

Indeed, before moving on to study at the University of St Andrews, where she would meet Prince William, Catherine became an active member of the school’s hockey squad, and was eventually crowned ‘Person most likely to be loved by everybody’ in the yearbook upon her graduation.

In the Tatler Schools Guide of 2022, Marlborough was spotlighted for being ‘steeped in history’, but also has its sights ‘set firmly on the future’. The school has undergone extensive building work, bringing it up-to-date with all the latest and greatest curriculum-enhancing facilities, including a state-of-the-art science block, professional music recording facilities, and an ‘innovation centre’ which aims to teach STEM subjects in new and interesting ways. The school seems to share in William and Kate’s dedication to philanthropy, with Monday and Wednesday afternoons being dedicated to local voluntary work.

It had been a custom for royal children to attend Gordonstoun in Scotland, but this tradition broke when King Charles and Diana chose to send Harry and William to renowned prime-minister-pumper and unofficial Oxbridge feeder-school Eton College. This came following Charles’ apparent disdain for his alma mater, which he attended from 1962 to 1967 and famously dubbed ‘Colditz in kilts’, although Zara Tindall and her brother Peter Phillips later attended.

Security will be an important consideration for the Prince and Princess of Wales as they decide where to send their son (Prince William and Prince Harry had round-the-clock supervision at school). It could also set a precedent for the wider members of the royal family.

The Royal Family typically announce where the heir to the throne will be educated. So, watch this space: confirmation could be coming soon.