Prince William and Kate Middleton Engage in "Heated Debates" before Sending George and Charlotte to Boarding School

Eton College, an almost 600-year-old prestigious all-boys school located a short drive from Windsor Castle in the serene Berkshire countryside of England, transports visitors across centuries. Spread across 1,600 acres, it has been the alma mater of icons like Prince Harry, Prince of Wales, as well as Hollywood stars including Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Redmayne, and Bear Grylls. In a recent June visit, Prince George, along with his parents Prince William and Princess Kate, toured the Prince of Wales' alma mater. However, in October, Princess Kate was seen touring another esteemed institution an hour away - the coed Marlborough College, embedded with historic brick structures, which happens to be her alma mater.

A daunting choice is on the horizon. Although student enrollment in either school doesn't happen till they reach their teenage years, the decision is usually made during the year they turn 10. According to an inside source close to the royals, "Following multiple intense discourse and arguments among William, Kate and King Charles III, the family has arrived at a decision." The verdict is that George, age 10, and his sister Charlotte will be attending boarding school together. While many anticipated George to tread on his father's path, the final blue ribbon was snagged by Kate's preference to enroll both children at Marlborough. This arrangement allows the siblings to spend a couple of overlapping years at Marlborough. Kate, who cherishes her time spent there, believes it to be a more suitable environment for her children.

Finding the right educational fit is of paramount importance to Kate who, herself experienced bullying at her previous school, and subsequently transferred to Marlborough. A royal insider reveals that William, 41, is glad to let Kate have the reins in their children’s education as he "[avoids] disagreements with his father".

Exemplifying 75-year-old Charles’ staunch belief in traditions, he followed his own, his brothers, and his late father, Prince Philip's footsteps, and sent his sons to Gordonstoun, an esteemed boarding school in Scotland, for schooling at age 8. Despite the tradition, Kate, 41, took the unconventional route. She enrolled George, Charlotte,8, and youngest Louis, 5, to the coed Lambrook school, after relocating to Windsor from London, which charges annual tuition fees of $30,000. "Kate's primary wish has always been for her children to experience a more normal upbringing compared to William's," says the insider. This decision represents another victory for Kate but wasn't reached without a series of fervent discussions.

Princess of Wales has a rigid stance when it comes to matters concerning her children. The royal insider also informed that "Kate realizes that George's life will undergo radical changes as he matures and begins to assume more duties as the future King, and she believes he shouldn't be distanced from his family."

Besides being able to attend school with his sister, when George eventually begins to attend Marlborough, he will be just about an hour's drive from his parents’ Windsor home. A source confirms, "The school isn't too far from their residence, permitting Kate to comfortably visit her children."