Prince William shed a little light on Prince George’s future at boarding school during a sweet radio shout-out to his children.
During the Friday, May 22, episode of Heart Breakfast, William, 43, revealed that George, 12, is preparing for boarding school, after noting that he wouldn’t be home to hear his radio broadcast, which was taped in the Isles of Scilly.
“Oh, Charlotte and Louis, because George is boarding last night, so Charlotte, Louis, if you’re listening, make sure you’re on time, please,” the Prince of Wales said. “Make sure you’re not fighting over who’s listening to what this morning.”
George, who is the eldest of William and wife Princess Kate Middleton’s three children, is currently attending Lambrook School with his siblings. (William and Kate, 44, also share daughter Princess Charlotte and son Prince Louis.)
As George nears his teenage years, royal watchers have speculated where he will go off to school for full-time boarding, including whether he’ll follow in William’s footsteps and attend Eton College.
George’s current prep school only goes through Year 8 (between ages 12 and 13), but it does offer weekly and flexi-boarding for children ages 7 to 13, according to the Lambrook website.
William’s comments on Friday appeared to confirm that George was doing the flexi-boarding plan in preparation for the full-time shift in education when he’s a teen.
Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Kate and Princess Charlotte. Aaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images
George was previously spotted touring Eton College in 2023 alongside his mom and dad, adding fuel to the rumors that he will start there in the next year or two.
The future king — who is second in line for the throne behind William and grandfather King Charles III — has also been rumored to be considering Kate’s alma mater, Marlborough College.
Marlborough is co-educational, so if George does go there, he could potentially attend school with Charlotte, 11, and Louis, 8, once they are of age.
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Outside of his next educational steps, George is preparing for his future role as the British monarch, according to royal historian Marlene Koenig.
Koenig exclusively told Us Weekly in August 2025 that George is “undoubtedly aware of his future role” as heir to the throne, but won’t have to worry about taking his seat any time soon, “barring any accidents or health issues” on William’s end.
When it comes to Kate’s role in her son’s ascension to the throne, Koenig said, “She will never have a constitutional role, except as regent in a worst-case scenario, if George becomes king before age 18.”
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The Princess of Wales will most likely just be there for George as “the loving, supportive mom,” Koenig shared, “because he is her son first and foremost.”
William, for his part, made a rare comment about George’s future duties during an October 2025 episode of The Reluctant Traveler.
“Obviously, I want to create a world in which my son is proud of what we do, a world and a job that actually does impact people’s lives for the better,” William explained. “That is caveated with, I hope we don’t go back to some of the practices in the past that [my brother Prince] Harry and I had to grow up in, and I’ll do everything I can to make sure we don’t regress in that situation.”
