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Parents hope immersion in a ‘comprehensive British cultural environment’ will help prepare their son for Eton or Harrow

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For the average parents of a one-year-old child, a “good day” might be found in the few fleeting moments their offspring are happily tottering about and stacking a few blocks together, before the brief, shimmering mirage gives way to the desert of sleep deprivation and overflowing nappies.