Prince George finds himself second in the line of succession for the British throne, one place behind his father, Prince William. Over the coming years, his parents will teach him all the traits and skills necessary for him to become a good and fair king, though, of course, no one knows when he might inherit the throne.

Interestingly, discussions concerning the monarchy and its right to exist have been ongoing for many years. There is folk in Britain who preferred that Charles never took the throne after his mother’s passing and that the line of regents ended with Queen Elizabeth, for example.

What that in mind it’s not too difficult to imagine a future wherein the Royal Family’s status and power face increased threats. Indeed, if one historian is to be believed, Prince George might not ascend to the throne at all.

Prince George was born on July 22, 2013. Of course, there was huge media interest in the little prince, and his birth was celebrated throughout the entire Commonwealth.

George started school at the Westacre Montessori School in Norfolk in early January 2016. He then transferred to Thomas’s Battersea School in September 2017, but as of this semester, the future king has gotten new classmates.

At the end of August, William and Kate announced that their kids were moving from their London schools to Lambrook School in Windsor.

For Prince George, making friends doesn’t seem to have been a problem, though. Not only that but he’s made sure his classmate know who he really is. In her book, The New Royals, author, and Vanity Fair royal correspondent Katie Nichol explained that George already understands the monarchy and his family’s role.

And at school, George has reportedly already warned his classmates to “watch out,” as his father is the heir to the throne.

“They are raising their children, particularly Prince George, with an awareness of who he is and the role he will inherit, but they are keen not to weigh them down with a sense of duty,” Nichol wrote, per Express.

While some students live on campus, George, Charlotte, and Louis will attend classes during the day and head back home in the afternoon.

“George understands he will one day be king and as a little boy sparred with friends at school, outdoing his peers with the killer line: ‘My dad will be king so you better watch out.’

“Their Royal Highnesses are hugely grateful to Thomas’s Battersea where George and Charlotte have had a happy start to their education since 2017 and 2019 respectively and are pleased to have found a school for all three of their children that shares a similar ethos and values to Thomas’s,” a statement read.

“We are delighted that Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis will be joining us this coming September and very much look forward to welcoming the family, as we all as all of our new pupils, to our school community,” Jonathan Perry, headmaster at Lambrook, said.

It isn’t just any school the royal children are now attending. Lambrook has a tradition of royal pupils. In fact, two of Queen Victoria’s grandsons, Prince Christian Victor and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, were students there.

It provides a privileged education, too, with the annual fee for all three royal children estimated to be around $56,000, according to the BBC.

The school – which sits on 52 acres of countryside and has a nine-hole golf course and a swimming pool – says it aims to create “happy and thoughtful young adults who are global citizens.”

Moreover, there are even chickens, pigs, and bees on its grounds for pupils to look after.

Not only does George seem to enjoy his time at the school, but he recently moved to embark on a special campaign which is a very dear subject for his mother.

For Anti-Bullying Week, George and the rest of his classmates wore odd socks and attended workshops for the good cause.

“With pupils wearing odd socks yesterday, an insightful Anti Bullying workshop series today, and our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors sharing their training with their peers, we are working this week & every week to celebrate our differences & support each other #antibullyingweek,” the Lambrook wrote on its social media.

William and Katte are slowly letting George know what the future will hold. It’s been reported that George – just like his father – will most likely begin working full-time as a royal by age 35, if not sooner. For a future King, it’s crucial to be prepared.

The Future of the Monarchy

According to royal historian Robert Lacey, William and Kate have already started to inform George what the future will hold.

“William has not revealed to the world how and when he broke the big news to his son,” Lacey wrote in his book, Battle of Brothers.

“But sometime around the boy’s seventh birthday in the summer of 2020, it is thought that his parents went into more detail about what the little prince’s life of future royal ‘service and duty’ would particularly involve.”

But even though the little prince is busy warning classmates that his father will be king one day, George himself might not ever get to become monarch at all.

Why? Well, the pros and cons of the monarchy have been debated in many countries for many years. Some argue that a royal family boosts national unity, and if they are popular, why to take them away? Others, however, claim the monarchy is obsolete and that it costs a lot of taxpayers’ money to keep it running.