Prince George to start school at Eton College

“Some boys take to boarding like a fish to water; others take a minute to settle in,” writes the Good Schools Guide about Eton College, which says the school provides each boy with a private single room.

Melanie Sanderson, the school guide’s managing editor, said Eton has “spectacular facilities and spacious grounds”.

“Yet despite its ancient buildings, it is a modern school with a progressive outlook.

“Most 13-year-old boys arriving there in September cannot possibly know what adult life holds for them.

“Prince George, however, faces a very particular future and his parents, with an unrivalled choice of schools available to them, have decided that an Eton education represents the best preparation for life as a modern working royal,” she said.