Prince George gets ready for first day at primary school

Prince George is preparing to complete a major milestone when he starts his first day at school this week.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen an independent school in Battersea, south London, where fees cost from £17,604 a year, for their four-year-old son.

Thomas's Battersea will welcome the young prince and his parents on Thursday, the first day of the new academic year.

George prepares to start school as his parents revealed they are expecting their third child.

George, the third in line to the throne, will be dressed in his new uniform, a navy v-neck pullover, matching Bermuda-style shorts, red socks and black shoes.

The Good Schools Guide described the school of 560 boys and girls between the ages of four and 13 as "a busy, slightly chaotic school for cosmopolitan parents".

It also highlighted how 19 different languages are spoken in the homes of pupils, adding: "The school celebrates and appears to make the most of this range of different cultures."

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Kate has already said she is not sure George "has any idea what's going to hit him" when he starts school.

George's first day will also mark a new chapter for the Cambridges as they are now mainly based at Kensington Palace rather than their Norfolk home Anmer Hall.

William is a full-time working royal after leaving his job, at the end of July, as a helicopter pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

The expectation is he will now carry out more royal duties in support of the Queen and his own charity work and causes.