Prince George has started at Eton College, marking a clear continuation of the family's educational path as the 13-year-old moves into the all-boys boarding school his father and uncle once attended. Kensington Palace released formal portraits timed with his first day, introducing the public to his new school uniform and the start of his boarding-school life.
The Story in Pictures
George arrived on September 8 with his parents, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales. The young royal wore a suit and tie and was photographed matching his father, who also chose a blue tie and brown suede shoes. The coordinated outfits accentuated the physical resemblance between father and son, a visual echo of William's own arrival at Eton in 1995, when he was accompanied by Princess Diana, then-Prince Charles, and his brother, Prince Harry.
For the occasion, Catherine wore a dark green Emilia Wickstead dress. The date coincided with the fourth anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
Kensington Palace shared portraits taken by photographer Matt Porteous that show George in traditional Eton attire, including a black tailcoat with waistcoat, pinstriped trousers and a crisp white shirt. The images formalize his transition into the school's long-standing sartorial and social traditions.
Eton, which has built nearly 600 years of customs, pairs academic rigour with ceremonial practices. On his first day George will face rites of induction, including the so-called colours test, an oral examination of the house colours across the school's 25 boarding houses and the locations of campus buildings, a challenge built into the school's orientation routine.
The photographs and public appearance frame this as a clearly staged move into a defined role: George begins the institution that framed two previous generations of his family, and the portraits serve to introduce his presence there to a global public while he begins the private work of adapting to boarding-school life and the rituals that accompany it.
