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Prince William and Princess Kate welcomed their their second child, a beautiful baby girl, weighing 8lb 3oz exactly eight years ago, naming her Charlotte Elizabeth Diana in tribute to her grandmother and great-grandmother.
Charlotte, the female form of Charles, was given in honour of her grandfather the king and her middle names Elizabeth, for her great grandmother the late Queen and Diana for her grandmother.
Princess Charlotte was formerly known as “Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge” until her father Prince William took up his position as second in line to the throne upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Now Princess Charlotte’s official Royal title is "Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales," and while it will stay with her throughout her life, it is not exactly practical for an eight-year-old at school so Kate and William have styled it differently.
Prince William and family attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on December 25, 2022 in Sandringham, Norfolk (UK Press via Getty Images)In the same way that Princes William and Harry took their dad's title, Wales as their surname when they were growing up, George, Charlotte and Louis used Cambridge at school. It's not yet known whether the children have changed their surname at school following their title change.
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This means she goes by either Charlotte Cambridge or Charlotte Wales on the school register.
All three of them now attend Lambrook, an independent preparatory school in Berkshire, after the family moved to the four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Home Park near the famous castle.
Established in 1860 the private day and boarding school caters for children aged three to 13 years of age in 52 acres of grounds and playing fields on the outskirts of Bracknell.
The school, established in a large country house built in 1853, charges £6,899 per term for year three and four pupils.
The school is just down the road from the family’s new home in Windsor (PA)The school, which is just down the road from the family’s new home in Windsor, once taught two grandsons of Queen Victoria, Prince Christian Victor and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein.
The school says it encourages pupils to be kind to one another and to be concerned about the world in which they live.
“Compassion and a fundamental recognition of family values are at the core of life here and we encourage all pupils to be outward looking, using their gifts for the benefit of others.”
They also try to place an emphasis on balance, saying: “Children have one opportunity for the education that will form the basis of their lives, and at the same time one childhood – the aim is to keep a happy balance between the two.”