Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Tuesday 16 June 2026 and has not appeared in recent bulletins.

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What was reported

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Kensington Palace announced that Prince George will attend Eton College, starting in the new term in September 2026. The announcement was reported by several UK news channels during their coverage of the G7 summit. The reports noted that Prince George is following in the footsteps of his father, Prince William, who also attended Eton. One channel added that he is also following his uncle, Prince Harry, who attended the same school.

Key Claims by Channel

Claim BBC NEWS BBC One Sky News
Kensington Palace confirmed that Prince George will attend Eton. · ·
Prince George will start at Eton in September 2026. ·
Prince George is following in his father's footsteps. · ·
Prince George is following in his father and uncle's footsteps. · ·

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Timeline

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Date Channel 5 BBC NEWS BBC One Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Tuesday 16 June 2026 3m 30s 6.6% 1m 3.6% 3m 1.0%