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Prince George has his first day at Montessori nursery Prince George has his first day at Montessori nursery
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Prince George has had his first day at nursery, prompting his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, to take his photograph as she and Prince William dropped him off.Prince George has had his first day at nursery, prompting his mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, to take his photograph as she and Prince William dropped him off.
The two pictures, released by royal officials, show the two-year-old prince in a navy-blue quilted coat and with a sky-blue rucksack on his back arriving on Wednesday at Westacre Montessori school nursery in Norfolk. The nursery is near the family’s country home at Anmer Hall, near the Queen’s Sandringham estate.The two pictures, released by royal officials, show the two-year-old prince in a navy-blue quilted coat and with a sky-blue rucksack on his back arriving on Wednesday at Westacre Montessori school nursery in Norfolk. The nursery is near the family’s country home at Anmer Hall, near the Queen’s Sandringham estate.
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George, who is third in line to the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles and father William, will attend the nursery while his parents are staying at Anmer Hall but not when they are at their London home, Kensington Palace. The nursery, located in a former chapel, reportedly costs £5.50 an hour to attend.George, who is third in line to the throne after his grandfather Prince Charles and father William, will attend the nursery while his parents are staying at Anmer Hall but not when they are at their London home, Kensington Palace. The nursery, located in a former chapel, reportedly costs £5.50 an hour to attend.
While the older generation of British royals did not typically attend nursery, George is following in the footsteps of his father. William was sent to an exclusive nursery school near Kensington Palace by his mother, the late princess Diana, who had herself worked at a nursery before her marriage to Charles.While the older generation of British royals did not typically attend nursery, George is following in the footsteps of his father. William was sent to an exclusive nursery school near Kensington Palace by his mother, the late princess Diana, who had herself worked at a nursery before her marriage to Charles.
Montessori schools are known for their liberal approach to education, which can include mixed-age classrooms and encouraging children to act independently.Montessori schools are known for their liberal approach to education, which can include mixed-age classrooms and encouraging children to act independently.