Royal Rite: Diana & Sons' Boarding School Journey

0:00On April 26, Princess Diana dealt with strict royal customs while raising Prince William and Prince Harry and one hit her hardest, sending her young. Boys off to boarding school at just eight years old. King Charles kicked off this modern tradition himself, heading to Chim School at eight, and later, Gordon's Down at 13, following his dad, Prince. Philip's path. He faced bullying early on, but wrapped up his time there on a high note, and he pushed the same setup for his own sons. Diana knew the drill from her own days, starting at Riddlesworth Hall at nine, and then West Heath at 12. She shone in sports and service, but battled in class and missed home bed, just like her brother Charles Spencer later shared about her tough goodbyes. Dropping William at Ludgrove left her in tears, yet she stayed super involved, mailing the wildest funny cars to crack them up. Over time, she warmed to it, seeing how boarding gave them real pure time, and some privacy away from palace eyes. William Bloom to Eden, async studies in sports, finding solid ground after losing his mom in 1997.

1:04Harry opened up in his memoir Spare about wrestling anger and feeling alone there, showing how the schools shaped them in wildly different ways. Carrying their royal rye forward, that's your update from Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.