The school year began not only for millions of schoolchildren and students around the world, but also for a four-year-old: the heir to the British crown today, September 7, went to London. The boy was accompanied by his father, Prince William, who led George by the hand to Thomas's Battersea school and introduced him to its director, Helen Haslem. A video of the touching moment has already appeared on the official page of Kensington Palace on Instagram:
This morning, the Duke of Cambridge took Prince George to Thomas's Battersea School in London. The Headmaster met Their Royal Highnesses at the entrance and escorted the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George to class. This is Prince George's first day at the new school,
Palace officials said.
The footage shows that little George is a little worried, getting to know the headmaster. Perhaps the prince didn’t have enough mom around that day: she missed her son’s first line at the new school, as she suffers from morning sickness due to.
But Kate had time with her son's teachers: shortly before the start of the school year, the Dukes of Cambridge went to a parent meeting, where they met the teaching staff of the school, George's classmates and their parents. Thomas "s Battersea is a new educational institution for the prince. Since January 2016, the son of Kate and William attended the Westacre Montessori School Nursery in Norfolk, where the family lived for three years. Kensington Palace led to the search for a new school for George. The boy's parents Thomas "s School, a year of study in which costs 23 thousand dollars.
The news that Prince George has gone to school, has become a real highlight of this week. The photographs, in which William of Cambridge leads the first-born by the hand, caused a smile of emotion in many: the child in school uniform looks very touching. In order for George to get a good education, William and Katherine chose the school for a long time and responsibly. As a result, London's Thomas's Battersea preparatory school was chosen, costing about 18 thousand pounds a year, and, judging by the information on how the training is going, such a price seems to be quite justified.
George of Cambridge is third in line to the British throne. Parents - William and Catherine of Cambridge - do not hide their joy that their baby became a student this year. Four-year-old George was sent to a preparatory school. On the first day of school, William personally led his son to the school building, where he was met by director Helen Haslem. The father and son arrived at school in their personal Range Rover car ten minutes before the start of the lesson. George was wearing a school uniform: jumper, blue shirt and shorts. In his hands, William carried a satchel with a George Cambridge patch.
Unfortunately, Katherine could not be with her son at this crucial moment due to poor health. Expecting a third child, the duchess suffers from toxicosis.
The photographs show that George was confused: after shaking hands with Helen, he immediately ran to his father. However, just a few minutes later the boy calmed down and began to get acquainted with classmates. There will be 20 students in the Prince's class. In addition to general education disciplines, children will be taught the basics of ballet, French, art, drama and music.
William and Catherine took a long time to choose a school. As children, they studied in traditional schools, but for their first son they wanted to find an educational institution where learning would be more interesting and effective. Thomas" Battersea is said to be "a large, busy and somewhat chaotic school for cosmopolitan parents who want their children to receive the best education in England that money can buy."
It turns out that it's not the boy himself, but his popularity. The other day there was a report that in the elite school Thomas's Battersea there was an illegal entry in broad daylight. The perpetrator was 40-year-old Louise Chantry. She really wanted to see the future king.
The woman entered the school with a video camera. She was detained in time and found that she was mentally ill. Chantry suffers from clinical depression. She didn't mean to hurt the boy or anyone else. But who knows what goes on in the head of a sick person ...
This scared everyone a lot. One local resident said: “Incidents like this frighten us all. Prince George should not go to this school anymore. All mothers stand for this, because his presence endangers us locals and our children.”
“What if it was a terrorist?” Ken Whorf agrees with her. He personally guarded Princess Diana, and was also responsible for the safety of William and Harry. The boys were guarded so that no one around noticed anything. Probably, George's father also wanted to save his son, but something went wrong.
“Unfortunately, today the world is much more dangerous than it was 30 years ago,” says Mr Whorf, “we live in an era of unprecedented international terrorism that can attack at any moment.” He admitted that it used to be easier to protect royalty. Then the princes went to Wetherby Prep School, where there were far fewer students than at George's current school. But, nevertheless, then the school had a special room for security and constant monitoring of all entrances during the school day was carried out.
According to local residents, the gates are always open at Thomas’s Battersea and anyone can safely go inside. Of course, there is video surveillance, electronic passes and security, but, apparently, this is not enough, since an ordinary 40-year-old woman was able to get to school.
But there is no evil without good. After everything that happened, the royal guards will more intensively monitor the prince, and, accordingly, the entire school, while the boy is there. Already, George gets to school accompanied by the police, and security checks the school every hour.
How can a normal person raise a hand against a child, even from the royal family?
The Duchess of Cambridge, who is expecting her third child, was unable to bring her eldest son to school due to poor health - who has - on Thursday.
Four-year-old Prince George was taken to school by his father -. Prince George will study at the prestigious private school Thomas's Battersea in southwest London, where primary education costs £18,000 a year (about $23,500).
On September 4, it became known that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It was decided about the upcoming replenishment, without waiting for the 12-week period, due to the early toxicosis of the Duchess, which she also had during her two previous pregnancies. The Duchess of Cambridge, due to poor health, was forced to cancel her participation in planned events in London.
According to Kensington Palace, the Duchess of Cambridge is still not feeling very well.
“Unfortunately, the Duchess of Cambridge is not feeling well and will not be able to accompany Prince George to school. The Duke of Cambridge will bring Prince George [to school] this morning as planned," the Palace said in a statement.
Prince George will go to school in a uniform - navy blue shorts and a navy blue jacket, red stockings and black boots.
Thomas's Battersea School alumni include Florence and the Machine lead singer Florence Welch and British top model and actress Cara Delevingne.
Prince George's school, The Good Schools Guide, says: "A large, lively, slightly hectic school for cosmopolitan parents who want their children to receive the best education in an English school they can get. for money".
According to the former director of Thomas's Battersea, Ben Thomas, it is very honorable for the school that the members of the royal family chose this particular educational institution for Prince George.
Prince George used to go to kindergarten at the Westacre Montessori School in Norfolk.
Prince George's move to London's Thomas's Battersea School coincided with his parents' decision to make Kensington Palace their main residence as Prince William has more royal duties to take on.
One videographer and one photographer were outside Thomas's Battersea in the morning to capture Prince George's first day at school. Earlier, Prince William asked the press to respect his son's right to privacy.
"William intends to give his family the highest possible level of privacy protection and lead as much of a 'normal' life as possible, but doing so will be extremely difficult," says royal affairs columnist Richard Fitz-Williams.
The first day at the school of Prince William himself and his younger brother - - passed under the guns of the lenses of a crowd of photographers. Their Wetherby School in Kensington then had a large number of photojournalists on duty.
Prince Charles once studied at home - the lessons were held at Buckingham Palace, where a blackboard and a desk were installed in one of the rooms. At the age of eight, Prince Charles was sent to Cheam Preparatory School in Berkshire.
Attending a school for rising members of the royal family is a relatively new phenomenon for the House of Windsor, said Peter Hunt, a correspondent for the royal court. Queen Elizabeth was once taught at home because of the fear that she would be subject to "bad influences" at school.
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