George’s education costs

[Honest23]

Who here would honestly happily contribute to George’s education costs?

Reported to be £68000 a year at Eton.

Oh great just what the country needs more men in the future who will have influence being educated at the most elitist of schools

Jealousy is the thief of joy. HTH

MulberryBrandy · Today 22:15
Others that spring to mind - Darius Guppy, Jeremy Thorpe, Lord Lucan and how about Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal (who killed about nine members of his family

A poster has gone to the trouble of googling Wrong’uns Who Went to Eton. Another one has said they should all be sterilised.
Presumably they share their views with their children and so imagine the sort of remarks which would be directed at George if he were to go to state school.
However I get that this would give aforementioned posters and others pleasure.

I contribute towards every other child to go to school in this country. If they sent George to state school we would still pay so what’s the difference?

Here is some hard logic in place of prejudice and jealousy.

And my husband, BIL, Uncle and two cousins, and a few very good friends. My DH was chucked out at 15 for being far too interested in LSD and drugs. The rest of them got a lot out of it and are lovely, polite, very well educated men. Even DH sorted himself out in his 20s!

Nope

id be intrested if the general average member of the public could do better ?

You are a right charmer.
imagine you at work….

@38thparallel Presumably they share their views with their children and so imagine the sort of remarks which would be directed at George if he were to go to state school.
However I get that this would give aforementioned posters and others pleasure.

You are forgetting what a tortured soul Charles was after his experience at his public school. Bullying attitudes can happen anywhere. No one wants what you call 'remarks' directed at George. What an unpleasant thought you have had.

Cameron? Johnson? What a brilliant job they did.

OP if you had one or a couple of kids at independent schools, you say this was a relative bargain.
give your head a wobble.

Do better at what ?

being king in waiting ? Well if he is anything like his work shy parents I think many of the public could do better

Of course his parents will have to pay, and will want to pay so their child doesn't have special status because of a freebie. As for schools being swamped by applications, their children will have to sit entrance exams like every other child. You can't just buy your way in to prestigious schools any longer. It's already far, far too late for any boys who fancy being a contemporary of George.

You do understand the Royal family have their own income? Not every single one of they're expenses is tax payer funded.

If I have understood correctly, Eton has put behind it the days when connections and cash could win you a place. It seems to be accepted that some former pupils, pompous, entitled and none too bright, have damaged the school's reputation, which is why there is a focus on high academic ability and being a useful citizen.

Eh? You do realise that his parents are multi-millionaires and don’t need any help?

Eton is a public school. Public doesn't mean free to attend in England. (Not sure about the rest of the UK)

No one wants what you call 'remarks' directed at George. What an unpleasant thought you have had.

People on mumsnet are constantly posting how unpopular the royal family are and that they are ‘thick’, ’inbred’ and so on. Some people booed the children in the carriage.
Do you honestly think if George went to state school he would be left alone?
We are a very long way from the royal family but my step daughter’s life was made hell at her state school for the crime of being posh.

I know, just imagine. I can hold a conversation, disagree on a topic and not resort to insults. It’s quite the thing, perhaps you don’t get to do that. Never mind.

That’s wrong. The King also wrote parts of the speech.
He has always participated in his own speech writing -which is why speeches he made 50 yrs ago are similar to ones he makes now -he is the common denominator.

None of us have to contribute. His fees are paid by his parents from personal fortunes and the income from the Duchy of Cornwall, which has belonged to princes of Wales since the fourteenth century. (Surprised he hasn't gone for a scholarship, P. William seems canny about money.)
If you are thinking of taxpayers' money paying his fees, it doesn't. We taxpayers only pay for security (which any head of state and their family need). The money used to fund the activities of the RF come from the Sovereign Grant, which is a percentage of the income of the Crown Estate, which is the property of the sovereign (not the monarch) and which has been handed to the state ever since the reign of George III (1760-1820) in return for receiving a percentage of its income (currently 25% because Buckingham Palace - owned by the state not the monarch - needs urgent repair, usually they get 15%). I.e. the monarchy pays for itself apart from security that all heads of state would require, elected, hereditary or whatever.

Public school in England means anyone can go who can pay the fees (or can get a scholarship to attend) - though Eton and so forth now all have entrance exams, so not quite so open as they used to be.

This is an informative article on RF finances. There are some financial details which still remain secret - the cost to the taxpayer of their security, their wills.

Royal finances: Where does the King get his money? - BBC News

The prince of wales private income of circa 20m will more than provide for his education costs.

its not like he can go to a run of the mill state comp is it