Prince Harry has told friends he wants his two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to be educated in the United Kingdom, according to people close to the Duke of Sussex.
The revelation, made by a friend who discussed the matter with Harry during a recent visit to Britain, follows public remarks the duke made last December praising life in the United States. The friend said Harry wants his children to have “the very best education” and to be part of the wider family network he sees his cousins enjoying.
According to the account, Harry retains close friendships from his school days at Ludgrove and Eton and would like Archie and Lilibet to have a similar experience. The friend cited the example of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — who currently attend the same independent school in Berkshire. The newspaper report named the school as Lambrook and said fees there were about £32,000 per year.
The source told reporters that Harry has discussed the idea with his father, King Charles, who is said to be pleased by the prospect. The friend added that the plan may require negotiation with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, who has been described in the report as viewing boarding school as "barbaric." The couple have not issued a public statement about schooling plans for their children.
Archie is described in the report as six years old and Lilibet as four. The friend suggested the pair are unlikely to be sent to boarding school in the near term. The report noted a separate timeline for other royal children, saying Prince George would not start boarding school — possibly Eton — until the following year.
The account frames Harry’s interest as part of a desire to maintain ties to Britain and to give his children elements of the upbringing he experienced there, even as the family currently lives in the United States. Last December, the duke told an audience in New York that he enjoyed living in the U.S. and raising his children there, saying it felt like a life his late mother, Princess Diana, had wanted for him.
The discussion about schooling comes amid wider public attention on the Sussexes’ choices over residence, work and engagements since stepping back from senior royal duties and relocating to California. Education and childcare arrangements for the couple’s children have periodically attracted media scrutiny, with observers noting the logistical and personal considerations involved in cross-Atlantic family life.
The report’s claims derive from a friend of the duke who was cited in the original account. Representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Buckingham Palace did not provide comment for the report cited.
Any future schooling decisions for Archie and Lilibet would involve both personal preferences and practical arrangements, and the timing and nature of any move to British education have not been confirmed publicly.