BREAKING: Inside Prince George’s New Life at Eton — From ‘Boys’ Maids’ to Bizarre Punishments and Centuries-Old Traditions the Future King Will Have to Navigate.

Inside Prince George’s life at Eton – from ‘boys maids’ to weird punishments

The prestigious school costs £65,673 per year and has a series of unusual traditions that Prince George will have to navigate in the years ahead.

Prince George has started at Eton College, following in the footsteps of his father who also attended the prestigious school. The Prince and Princess of Wales were by George’s side as he arrived at the Berkshire school for his first day on Tuesday.
William and Kate travelled with their son the short distance from their home in Forest Lodge, Windsor Great Park, to the renowned private school. Eton has educated a string of prime ministers and Hollywood stars, but also has a series of unusual traditions that George will have to get accustomed to. Alongside standard academic subjects, George’s first week at the school will involve mastering the iconic tailcoat-and-waistcoat uniform and passing the mandatory “colours test”.

The 13-year-old will also have to quickly get his head around the school’s lingo.

This includes calling teachers “beaks” and “dry bobs” rather than cricketers, The Mirror reports.

George would have started his Eton journey by signing the centuries-old entrance book, mirroring the iconic 1995 moment when a young William signed the very same register with his parents and brother by his side.

George joins the £65,673 per year Eton after previously attending Lambrook School with his siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

While he did part-time boarding at Lambrook, Eton will be the first time he will be away from home for longer periods, living at the school full-time during term time.

The prince will live in one of 25 boarding houses led by a house master and dame providing pastoral care and support.

The houses are home to some 50 boys, with roughly 10 from each year group.

George, who is second-in-line to the throne, is expected to follow in the footsteps of his father and uncle Prince Harry at Eton by living in Manor House.

His new home will feature a single bed, desk and shelves.

Every student, no matter who they are, gets their own private room that will increase in size each year, according to the Mirror.

As well as a house master and dame, George will also have a “boys maid” who will tidy his room each morning.

Students can use “messing” time in the afternoons to make snacks in the house kitchens should they wish.

However, some ex-pupils have recalled heading to a nearby shop to buy refreshments.

“Chambers” takes place every morning, giving each boy 25 minutes to have some food and chat to their house masters.

Former students have recalled how the future King will be given a cooked breakfast, and can even eat it in his dressing gown if he wants to.

The school even has its own pub called Tap, where pupils are able to order two pints of beer or cider, three times a week from the age of 16.

On his first night at Eton, George will queue up with the other new students for a buffet dinner in the house’s dining room – called an “Eat-in”.

After dinner, those in the boarding house, plus housemasters and dames, will meet for after dinner “prayers” and a rollcall with announcements and hymns.

There are three large theatres, including the 401-seat Farrer Theatre, a rowing lake at Dorney which was used in the 2012 Olympics and a library that holds more than 150,000 books.

George will be enrolling in F Block (an Eton term for Year 9).

An academic term at Eton is known as a “half” and the year is split into three terms – known as Michaelmas, Lent and Summer.