Prince William, Kate Middleton get unexpected help enforcing strict rule for George at elite school: experts
PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON COULD SEEK 'GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT' TO PROTECT PRINCE GEORGE AT ETON: EXPERTS Fox News Digital reached out to Eton College and Kensington Palace for comment.
Key points
- William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, attended Eton, making them both "Old Etonians." Princess Diana's father, John Spencer, and brother, Charles Spencer, also attended the school, as did Queen Elizabeth II's cousins, the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent.
- Prince George has years of smartphone access ahead of him and certainly will not go without!" Eton College, a world-renowned all-boys boarding school, was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI.
- "Usage could get him into trouble but also allow him access to views on the royal family, good and bad, which may worry him." "It is now becoming more common practice for schools to ban smartphone usage during school days, and parents want age-appropriate locks on internet technology," Turner added.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly giving Eton College's smartphone ban the royal thumbs-up — especially for their eldest son, Prince George.
Additional details
- British broadcaster Helena Chard told Fox News Digital that Eton's smartphone policy is "music to Prince William and Princess Catherine's ears." "Prince William and Princess Catherine restrict smart devices to protect their children from internet safety risks," she explained.
- Instead, Year 9 students like George are issued basic "brick phones" with no internet access, limiting communication with their parents to calls and texts outside school hours.
- Eton College said the decision to ban smartphones for first-year students is intended "to balance the benefits and challenges that technology brings to schools." Eton reportedly tightened restrictions on first-year students' school-issued iPads in September 2026, following parental concerns about gaming and internet browsing.
- The 13-year-old began his studies at the prestigious boarding school in September, where first-year Etonians are banned from using smartphones, according to The Telegraph.
- "I think when George moves on to secondary school, then maybe he might have a phone that has no internet access.
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