LONDON: Britain’s Prince George will attend the prestigious private school Eton College from September, Kensington Palace announced Tuesday, following in the footsteps of his father and heir to the throne Prince William. The 12-year-old prince, who as William’s eldest child is one day set to succeed him as king, will complete his secondary schooling at world-famous Eton, which charges more than £63,000 ($85,000) in annual fees. “Kensington Palace can confirm that Prince George will attend Eton College from this September,” it said in a brief statement.

The Mail was the first to exclusively reveal more than four years ago that the future king's name had been put down for the £63,000-a-year boarding school.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have revealed that from the new school year in September, their oldest son, Prince George, will attend Eton College

George’s father Prince William enrolled in the school in 1995 - a first for the Royal Family