The duke and Duchess of Cambridge “progressing fast” with their plans for a new life in their home counties.
The couple is believed to be finalizing relocation arrangements Prince George at a new preparatory school in Berkshire this September, with co-training Lambrook, near Ascot, considered a leader.
But Princess CharlotteThe 6-year-old is more likely to stay at Thomas’s Battersea for the time being “super happy and settled” and her brother is expected to join her. Prince Louiswho turns four this spring.
The couple is still inspecting properties in the Windsor area – after visiting several potential family homes on the Queen of Berkshire mansion – with a view to living in the Royal Quarter on weekends and holidays.
Conveniently, Windsor is just a short drive from Kate’s family home in Buckleberry. Her parents, Michael and Carol Middleton, are very much in love with her grandparents.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are said to be finalizing arrangements to relocate Prince George (pictured on his first day of school) to a new preparatory school in Berkshire this September.
However, Kensington Palace, where they live in Apartment 1A and have offices and their Royal Charitable Foundation, will remain their weekly base.
This means that in the near future Anmer Hall, their home in Norfolk, may be returned to the Queen to be handed over to another family member or rented out privately.
The change came as William and Kate began to determine where they saw their family settling.
It may, of course, take another 20 years before the couple joins the throne, and they want to allow their offspring as normal a childhood as possible before that.
Sources say they adore Norfolk and, if their circumstances were different, would have enjoyed raising their children at Queen Sandringham’s mansion.
But they took over the house when William was based in Cambridge, working for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, and their lives are very different now.
Lambrook’s joint training near Ascot is thought to be the lead for George (pictured), but Ludgrove, where Prince William and Prince Harry went, is also being considered.
Anmer travels long distances from London, often requires them to travel by helicopter, and is simply not a practical option.
They have a comfortable home office in Kensington Palace and are aware of the cost of £ 4.5 million for taxpayers to renovate their 20-room family apartment, in addition to creating a new workspace.
And their roles require them to be in London more often than not. As a result, they have decided to continue living there, even when they become Prince and Princess of Wales, at least in time.
But both William and Kate are country people at heart, a love inherited from their children.
Although George, who will turn nine in July, is also extremely happy at Thomas in London, his parents believe it is time for him to move to a school outside the city, where all facilities are on one campus, writes the Daily Mail. numerous, well-located sources.
A weekly or “flexi” board is on the cards. Both William and Kate were boarders from an early age.
Ludgrove, a Berkshire-only boys’ boarding school where Prince William and his brother Prince Harry attended from the age of eight to 13, is being considered.
The couple was also spotted in St. Andrews in Pangburn, where Kate was a student – and some acquaintances consider her a good contender – as well as in Papplewick, another school for boys in Ascot.
Apparently on a visit to Papplewick, a student told Kate that “she looks just like the Duchess of Cambridge.”
However, sources told the Mail that the couple had been seen visiting Lambrook “many times” – where it is said that William even talked to a student about Latin lessons.
As a co-educational institution, this would allow Cambridge to send all three children to the same school when Charlotte and Lewis, who currently attend Wilcocks Kindergarten, are older.
Those who left Lambrook went to many prestigious public schools, including Eaton. Pictured: Prince William in Eaton at 18 years old
The school charges between £ 6,448 and £ 6,999 per semester plus another £ 1,481 per semester per boarding house and is described as’ bucolic ‘, with one reviewer saying they noticed’ children riding a cart on the lawn for croquet … with the right rosy cheeks and a healthy glow in the open. ‘
His graduates go to many prestigious public schools, including Eaton.
This means that George is very likely to follow in the footsteps of his father and uncle at the age of 13.
Earlier this month, the Mail revealed that Windsor Castle was intended for Cambridge one day, instead of Prince Charles, who preferred Highgrove.
While at school, William often left Ethan for lunch with his grandmother at her Berkshire residence.
A source said: “The secret is that Cambridge wants to settle in Berkshire and George is ready to leave Thomas this summer, unless circumstances suddenly change.
“This is the county’s conversation and they will, of course, be extremely welcome.
“They always put their children first and foremost in everything they do, so finding the right school is a priority. It’s about what works for them as a family.
Another source, although aware that the family is looking for options in Berkshire, stressed that “firm decisions” have not yet been made.
Kensington Palace declined to comment.