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Jennifer Newton

Princess Charlotte and Prince George face emotional day as big move is mooted

The end of the school year can be an emotionally charged occasion, as youngsters wave goodbye to their pals for the summer break. And that feeling is only magnified for pupils starting at a new school in the autumn.

Such is the situation Prince George, eight, and seven-year-old Princess Charlotte may well find themselves in having finished the term at Thomas's Battersea. The royal pair have both been at the school since they were four years old.

But that might be coming to an end amid reports in the Mirror that both kids could be starting at a brand new school in September - and may have waved goodbye to friends at Thomas's for the last time. Rumours are rife that parents Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to move the family from London to Windsor.

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Several media reports suggest the Cambridges are ready to quit Kensington Palace in favour of a move to Berkshire and just use it as a working base. And it has been claimed they have been looking at schools for their children.

It is believed George and Charlotte will start a new school in September while four-year-old Prince Louis will also join them. According to the Daily Mail, the front-runner in the race to be George's new school is Lambrook, near Ascot.

It reports that William and Kate have been seen visiting the school "multiple times" - with William even chatting to one pupil about Latin classes. The co-educational school charges up to £7,000 a term - plus a further £1,481 for boarding - and many of its leavers eventually head off other schools including Eton.

The fact that it caters for boys and girls means Charlotte and Louis could both also attend the school. Making the move from London to Windsor would be a huge step for William and Kate and their family.

But one royal insider told the Daily Mail that the relocation is due to William wanting to be closer to the Queen as she continues to delegate additional royal duties to him. William is said to speak to his grandmother, who pretty much spends all of her time at Windsor Castle now, on the phone several times a week.

The insider said: "It's one of the things that has hastened their move to Berkshire this summer. Losing the Duke of Edinburgh has a left a big hole in all their lives. He was a great counsel to William and he feels very protective of his grandmother."

The insider added that, as an increasingly central figure in the royal family, William "is always checking in with her to make sure she understands why things are happening in a certain way", not least because he and Kate "want to do something different to the traditional model".

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