Kate Middleton breaks tradition with Prince George decision despite William's protests

Kate Middleton is set to break with tradition as she makes a huge decision over Prince George's future - despite William's protests. Kate is deciding to send George to her old school, it has been widely reported, amid fears traditional Royal Family pathways like Eton are unsuitable for her eldest.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl told The Mirror newspaper: "When Kate was in hospital, George was on the football pitch playing with his friends. That sense of normality, of keeping the family going at one of the hardest times they've ever gone through, was important.

"The school gives them a great infrastructure and a great support network, and allows the children to live a regular childhood – a low-key, happy, albeit privileged childhood." After Lambrook, William wants George to follow in his footsteps by attending Eton.

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But Kate, who also shares daughter Charlotte and son Louis with Prince William, would prefer her eldest to attend Marlborough College in Wiltshire, which she went to from 1996 to 2000. Kate was said to be "heartbroken" at the thought of her son attending Eton.

Kate is believe to think it could prove too "stuffy". "Kate's preference is for George to be at a co-education school, so he can be with his siblings, which is what Kate experienced at Marlborough with her sister, Pippa, and brother, James," says Katie.

"It was a very happy school life for her, but William has very fond memories of Eton, which has a long history with aristocrats and members of the royal family." It comes after Prince William and Princess Kate's staff member quit a major role.

The Prince and Princess of Wales's royal equerry, Rob Dixon, has shared an emotional message to LinkedIn as he bids farewell to the role. The commander was first appointed to the household in 2020 when William and Kate were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.