Back to school with Prince Charles
20th August 2022
In May 1955, Buckingham Palace made an
unprecedented announcement: Prince Charles would be the first heir
to the throne to be educated outside the palace and would begin
school in January 1957, at the age of eight. Previous princes had
received their early education from palace tutors or in military
academies, but The Queen and Prince Philip reportedly felt that
Charles would benefit from the…

