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The British Royal family: Where did they attend school?

Can you recognise them? - by Chadielle Fayad
  • 05 Sep 2019

Princess Charlotte is beginning her first day of school this week - joining her brother, Prince George at Thomas's Battersea school.

The private school is one of the most elite schools in Britain (Cara Delevingne and singer Florence Welch from Florence and The Machine both attended).

Receiving a prestigious education is the standard for a member of the royal family.

Take a look back at where the royal family attended school:

WATCH: Prince William drops off Prince George for his first day of school

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Meghan Markle

Growing up in the Los Angeles area, Meghan Markle attended Hollywood Little Red School House for elementary school, followed by Immaculate Heart Highschool.

Her father, Thomas Markle, reportedly paid for her education with a California lottery win.

The future Duchess of Sussex also went to Northwestern University in Michigan where she graduated with a double major in international studies and theatre.

Prince Harry school childhood

Prince Harry reportedly enjoyed sports more than academics while at school.

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Prince Harry

Prince Harry followed in Prince William's footsteps by attending nursery school at Jane Mynors and pre-preparatory at Wetherby School in London, followed by Ludgrove and Eton College.

The Duke of Sussex took a Gap year in Australia and Lesotho before attending the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst.

In a series of interviews while in Afghanistan, the 34-year-old admitted that he didn't thrive academically.

"Exams were always a nightmare, but anything like kicking a ball around or playing PlayStation - or flying - I do generally find a little bit easier than walking, sometimes," Harry explained.

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Prince William and Prince Harry attended Jane Mynors, Wetherby, Ludgrove and Eton.

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Prince William

After leaving Mrs Mynor's nursery school in Notting Hill Gate in 1985, Prince William attended kindergarten at Wetherby School and then Ludgrove Prep School in Wokingham, Berkshire.

For his high school years, the Duke of Cambridge attended Eton College - breaking the royal family tradition of attending Gordonstoun in Scotland.

The now-37-year-old completed his studies at the University of St Andrews, where he met his future wife, Kate Middleton.

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Prince William met Kate Middleton while studying at the University of St Andrews.

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Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton attended a private school called St Andrew's in Pangbourne, Berkshire before boarding at Marlborough College in Wiltshire.

The future Duchess of Cambridge later attended the University of St Andrews, where she met a handsome British royal who changed her life forever.

Kate Middleton school childhood

Kate Middleton (back row, third from the left) attended a private school called St Andrew's in Pangbourne before boarding at Marlborough College.

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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

Both of Prince Andrew's daughters attended Upton House School in Windsor before attending Coworth Park School and later St George's School in Ascot.

Princess Beatrice graduated with a 2:1 degree in History and History of Ideas from Goldsmiths College in London.

Her sister, Princess Eugenie, completed an English literature and history of art degree at Newcastle University.

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Both Princess Beatrice and Prince Eugenie attended Upton House School in Windsor before attending Coworth Park School and later St George's School in Ascot.

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Princess Diana

The 'People's Princess' was home-schooled by a governess before she was sent to Riddlesworth Hall boarding school at age nine.

Following Princess Diana's time at the boarding school - which she said was a lonely and difficult time - she went to West Heath Girls' School in Kent and later an elite finishing school in Switzerland called Institut Alpin Videmanette.

WATCH: How Prince William REFUSED to speak to Diana after she ‘went TOO FAR’

Prince Charles

The Prince of Wales followed royal tradition for his educational experience.

After attending Hill House School in West London, Prince Charles attended Cheam (like his father, Prince Philip) where he was school captain.

Continuing to follow in his father's footsteps, the future king went to Gordonstoun in Scotland, where he was allegedly bullied relentlessly.

"I hardly get any sleep in the House because I snore and I get hit on the head all the time. The people in my dormitory are foul. Goodness, they are horrid," he once stated in a letter.

Prince Charles was the first-ever heir apparent to receive a university degree, after studying archaeology and anthropology at Cambridge and the University of Wales.

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Prince Charles attended Cheam (like his father, Prince Philip) where he was school captain.

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The Queen and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, Princess Margaret were homeschooled by tutors in constitutional history, French and maths.

"The Queen's father had disliked school and her mother thought it was more important to have fun," Professor Kate Williams, the author of Young Elizabeth, told Good Housekeeping.

During World War II, her Royal Highness joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she trained as a mechanic.

Her husband, Prince Philip attended an American school in Paris before Cheam School in Hampshire, England.

The Duke of Edinburgh was said to be a "know it all smarty person, but always remarkably polite," according to his teachers.

Prince Philip, 98, also went to Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland before joining the Royal Navy.

Prince Philip

Prince Philip was said to be a "know it all smarty person, but always remarkably polite," according to his teachers.

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