Royal Children - Time for State school?

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Should the Royal Family children be educated in state schools? Why do they get to attend private schools on taxpayers money? Is this something the Labour government could push for?

Does all this really matter?
And to the PP, can you imagine
Republic of Britain?😛

Given how cheesed off the Lambrook parents are with all of the disruption the royals have caused since going there, can you imagine the uproar if an already stretched state school had to suddenly accommodate royalty.

(Not to say there aren't better examples in Europe, but they have different education systems anyway and typically lower key monarchies. Not like for like comparisons).

We get it @Janieforever - you're not in favour

The state system is not good enough for the rest of us, and it sure isn't good enough for the royals either!

I don’t want a democratically elected head of state the two things are very different

I’m in favour of choice for parents. All Parents have it hard enough, and I don’t imagine it is easy being parents of royal children, without randoms deciding they should have s say in how you raise your kids.

George did start his education in a village Montessori, though. So state village CofE school until 8 wouldn't have been a hugely dramatic extension of that.

I'm pretty sure that W&C will modernise the monarchy. I doubt any monarch will take up residence in BP again, for example. So maybe the next generation will incorporate some state school time in their DC's education. It's not a wildly eccentric prospect.

So do I!

The income from the crown estates goes into the public purse, and the royal family receive a smaller portion back annually. The royal family is a net contributor to the public purse to the tune of hundreds of millions every year - it’s very easy to educate yourself on this stuff instead of trotting out the ‘drain on public funds’ crap. If we were a republic (not a democracy FFS!) they would just be an extremely rich family and the crown estates would be broken up in some way so they would likely be left with a similar amount of income as they get now. They do also have lots of assets/income streams in addition to the crown estate though which are owned by specific individuals within the family. I don’t know why you’d even think something as stupid as ‘the government pay for royal childrens education so they should force them to have the free option’

There are of course many other people we could elect. The HoS wouldn't have any power unlike the American President. I'm not sure why, when you suggest a democratically elected head of state, there seem to only be the options of Tony Blair, Trump or Johnson.

The good news is, first they have no power and second they can be voted out.

I understand why it’s appealing in theory - in fact I think Finland has it right banning private education, although I also don’t really like having a monarchy.

However I think this would put the other children at that school in danger. It seems easier to manage the risks at a smaller private school for some reason.

İ'm not sure it is good enough for the rest of us tbh.

Regardless of whether people agree or disagree with a royal family the reality is we have one. Those children are being raised to fit a role that is totally unique and so they need a specialist education with teachers who can focus on that..

That doesn't take away from the fact state schools need improving for the rest of our children so they too get the best education possible but few of our children are born to take such public roles.

I agree.

I’d want a non executive president.

I would want there to be provision for them to be totally separate from party politics, so:

• can’t have belonged to a party in past 5 (or 10?) years
• Must have a proven background in some non political field, like music, arts, science, business or anything really that showed that had other expertise to bring to the role
• An independent body like the Judicial Appointments commission would short list candidates
• a very strict spending limit for the election campaign, and high level of transparency re donations

No. Like all children, they should go to the schools that their parents choose and are the best available to them.
They also need to go somewhere that's secure, and will give them the social skills that they're going to need.
And of course the taxpayer doesn't pay - their parents do (and the taxpayer doesn't pay for their parents either!).

This nasty, jealous, juvenile narrative about the royals is just weird, tbh.

As they're independently wealthy, your suggestion is never going to happen.

As some posters have identified, there's also the small matter of their parents' rights. Normally education is a matter for parents not the state (albeit most parents choose to discharge their responsibility to educate their children appropriately through state-funded schools).

The state doesn't "own" the Royal children. Some of us might disagree with some of the parenting choices that William and Kate have made, but I think it's a real stretch to say that they are unfit parents who should have the rights that normal parents have, including choosing how to educate their children, taken away from them.

More children, more children willing to take a pot shot at a Royal child for likes on SM. It would be hell for everyone.

It is a democracy.

No. Terrible idea!

God lord can you imagine the mumsnet thread over that!

AIBU Prince George is in my son's class and his security trampled my little Tarquin and he says the teachers let him do whatever he wants!

AIBU Princess Charlotte is in my DDs class and all the boys fancy her, even DDs boyfriend has said he'd leave DD for her!

And can you imagine the parents at pick up, the fawning or telling them how to do their jobs!

Get a grip!

Regardless of their status there family can afford to privately educate them let them carry on

Not all of us. I love the royal family, unfortunately there are a lot of people who are ignorant and see ritch ppl and don’t see the good they do etc.

Paul McCartneys children went to state school when he was even more famous than now.
And given the low educational attainment of most members of the Royal family, it makes me laugh the argument that they need to be better educated than the average state school can provide.

Because at the end of the day, Will and Kate do a job. Their job represents the state, hence paid by the state. I’m a working class socialist through and through but their kids having private education is the last thing I care about to be honest.