All three nodded, piping up “yes!” The Duke said: “They’re looking forward to it”, adding the children had “lots of questions”. As they walked up the steps into school together, the headmaster’s wife Jenny Perry – waiting in the doorway as part of her pastoral role at the school – said: “Welcome back to Lambrook.” “With all the gang!” the Duke replied. With that, they disappeared into the school to meet fellow new parents and potential friends over refreshments. Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and four-year-old Prince Louis, who is starting in pre-prep, were welcomed into their own classrooms by their teachers along with the other new starters of this year. The Cambridges were due to spend around 90 minutes at the school, before starting in earnest on Thursday. It marks the start of a new stage of their lives, with a move to the Windsor Estate just a stone’s throw from the Queen’s home. Her Majesty herself, ensconced at Balmoral, will see the photographs from afar after agreeing to rest following a flurry of activity in which she accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson and appointed Liz Truss as the new Prime Minister. She on Wednesday postponed a virtual Privy Council meeting, intended to be held via videolink. She was not in hospital, a royal source said, emphasising that there were no constitutional implications for postponing the meeting.
