Prince George shows off a new uniform on his first day at school
The Duke of Cambridge has said Prince George’s first day at school went smoothly after he was forced to manage parenting duties alone.
The Duchess of Cambridge had hoped to join the school run but is suffering from a severe form of morning sickness and was too ill to attend, Kensington Palace said.
But William said the day “went well” and joked that he was pleased another parent had problems with their children rather than him.
He made the comments at a reception for the England Under-20 football team – just hours after dropping his four- year-old son at Thomas’s Battersea, a fee-paying independent school in south London.
George had appeared nervous as he walked inside to join his class, but beamed as he showed off his uniform in a photograph released by Kensington Palace. The image, taken before the school run on the steps of their London home, shows the prince holding his father’s hand and burying the other in the pocket of his shorts.
A Kensington Palace spokeswoman said: “Their Royal Highnesses are delighted to share this lovely picture as Prince George starts school, and would like to thank everyone for all of the kind messages they have received.”