Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have held royal titles from birth. But those titles stay outside the classroom.The three children use a simpler naming convention at school, continuing a family tradition their father and uncle followed decades earlier.Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis may be among Britain’s most recognizable royal children, but their titles do not follow them into the classroom.William and Catherine stepped out with Charlotte, George and Louis for Easter services at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor in April 2026. While the siblings are familiar faces at royal events, their everyday school lives follow a less formal family tradition. | Source: Getty Images
William and Catherine stepped out with Charlotte, George and Louis for Easter services at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor in April 2026. While the siblings are familiar faces at royal events, their everyday school lives follow a less formal family tradition. | Source: Getty Images

The children of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, returned to school in September for a significant academic year. George, 13, began at Eton College, while Charlotte, 11, entered Year 7 and Louis, eight, started Year 4 at Lambrook Prep School in Berkshire, according to Hello! magazine.At official appearances and in other areas of royal life, the siblings continue to use their royal titles. At school, however, a long-standing family convention gives them a simpler identity among classmates.And it is a convention their father knows well.William knows what it is like to enter school with a royal title but use a different name among classmates.William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, used “Wales” as their surname at school. The name came from their father Charles, who was then the Prince of Wales. That tradition has an especially strong connection to George this year.