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Prince George will help his younger sister Princess Charlotte settle into life at his prestigious £18,000-a-year school when she joins him next month, a royal expert has claimed.
Royal biographer Penny Junor, who has written an array of biographies on the family, has described George, 5, as a ‘protective older brother’ to Charlotte, 4, who will reportedly be known as ‘Charlotte Cambridge’.
George will be starting his third year at St Thomas’s Battersea next month, while Charlotte will begin her first year at the same school – with mother Kate Middleton, 37, telling onlookers that she is ‘very excited to join her big brother’, during an engagement in June.
Prince George will help his younger sister Princess Charlotte settle into life at his prestigious £18,000-a-year school when she joins him next month, a royal expert has claimed. Seen: Prince William returning to the Lindo Wing with Prince George, in his school uniform, and Princess Charlotte as they enter to meet their brother Louis for the first time last year
Speaking in this week’s Hello magazine, Penny said: ‘Prince George is a very protective and lovely older brother.
‘I’m sure he’ll look after his little sister and take great pride in showing her the ropes’.
Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts added of their busy summer: ‘It seems Kate and William are doing their best to keep a balance between acknowledging the children’s roles as future public figures and showing them a private life.’
Princess Charlotte will join her older brother Prince George at the same £6,000-a-term school from September, Kensington Palace announced in May.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge revealed they are planning to send their four-year-old daughter to Thomas’s Battersea in South-West London.
Royal biographer Penny Junor, who has written an array of biographies on the family, has described George, 5, as a ‘protective older brother’ to Charlotte, 4. Pictured: George and Charlotte attending a Royal Charity Polo Day at Billingbear Polo Club last month
George, six, has been at the school for two years while his sister – who was four on May 2 – has attended Willcocks Nursery in Kensington since last January.
In May Simon O’Malley, headmaster at Thomas’s Battersea, said: ‘We are delighted that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided that Princess Charlotte will join her elder brother, Prince George, at Thomas’s Battersea. We greatly look forward to welcoming her and all of our new pupils to the school in September.’
Ad The fees for George are £6,429 a term or £19,287 a year, while for Charlotte they will be £6,305 a term of £18,915 a year – the lower figure being due to a small discount given to a family’s second child.
George will be starting his second year at St Thomas’s Battersea next month, while Charlotte will begin her first year at the same school – with mother Kate Middleton, 37, telling onlookers that she is ‘very excited to join her big brother’, during an engagement in June. They are seen at the sailing regatta this month
(L-R) Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge holding Prince Louis stand with other members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past of aircraft by the Royal Air Force, in London on June 8
Established by David and Joanna Thomas 40 years ago, Thomas’s Battersea has described itself as being ‘happy, dynamic and vibrant’ and one that prides itself on its ‘excellent academic results’.
Pupils are offered afterschool activities, including fencing, philosophy, gardening and pottery.
Thomas’s prides itself on a ’rounded education’, with as much emphasis on kindness as academic results – although many of its 540 boys and girls, aged four to 13, go on to top public schools such as Eton.
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