Nostalgia alert!
“Are you #backtoschool or university today?” Clarence House captioned the post on Monday. “The Prince of Wales is pictured cycling in Cambridge in 1969 while attending @Cambridge_Uni.”
Like his sons and grandchildren,Prince Charles‘ early school days were well-documented. In 1958, he was photographed strolling into the Cheam School in Berkshire wearing a cap with a “C” on it along with his classmates. Prince Philip accompanied Charles on his first day at Gordonstoun School in Scotland, where the Queen’s husband also attended, in 1962.
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Charles’ sons,Prince Williamand Prince Harry, followed in his footsteps. William studied geography at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where he met future wife Kate Middleton, while his younger brother took a gap year before entering the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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And in recent years, the newest generation of royals have posed for their own first day of school photos:Princess Charlotte, 3, started preschool atWillcocks Nursery Schoolin Jan. 2018, and Prince George, 5, nervously held hands with his father when he started atThomas’s Battersea in Londonin Sept. 2017.
source: people.com
