Prince William had a unique start to his education, compared to other royals, thanks to his mother, Princess Diana. In an effort to keep her sons’ lives as grounded as possible, Diana insisted that Princes William and Harry be educated at public schools. William first attended Mrs. Mynors’ nursery in London — the AP reported that he was the first royal who went to preschool away from the palace. The school reportedly instructed its pupils in reading, writing, arithmetic, and the arts. Next came Wetherby Prep School. Afterwards, William attended the all-boys preparatory school Ludgrove in Wokingham, England. Following Ludgrove, William joined Eton College in 1995. He graduated in 2000 and took a gap year before commencing a degree at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, per The Globe and Mail.
William did very well there, graduating with honors and earning higher grades than his father, King Charles III, and his uncle, Prince Edward. He enrolled as an art history student and later switched to geography, graduating in 2005 with a master’s degree (however, in the United States, his degree would be considered a bachelor’s degree). Of course, William’s time at St. Andrews is also notable because it was where he met his wife, then known as Kate Middleton.
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At his graduation ceremony, attended by Queen Elizabeth II herself, William said, “Today is a very special day for me, and I am delighted that I can share it with my family, and in particular with my grandmother, who has made such an effort to come, having been under the weather,” according to the Los Angeles Times. So it was a joyful, family affair.
