How Prince George will try to go incognito at school

The countdown is on until Prince George starts his first day of school at Thomas’s Battersea in London in September.

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But if you’ve wondered how he’s going to go having his name called during the roll – and what exactly that name might be – royal protocol means he might not need to use a surname at all.

Before 1917, British royal family members didn’t use surnames, however that changed when George V specifically adopted ‘Windsor’.

To complicate things even further, royals these days don’t need to use surnames, but if they do, the www.royal.uk website clarifies that any of the Queen’s descendants will use Mountbatten-Windsor

“For the most part, members of the Royal Family who are entitled to the style and dignity of HRH Prince or Princess do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname (such as upon marriage), that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor,” says the website.

That’s not the only way Kate Middleton and Prince William are hoping their firstborn will settle in quickly and quietly at the school of 540 pupils aged between four and 13.

It’s claimed an email was circulated to parents claiming Kate, Wills and their kids don’t want any special treatment.

“The Duke and Duchess have made it clear that they do not wish Prince George's attendance at Thomas's to change its aims, values, or ethos in any way,” Vanity Fair reports.

“They would like, as far as is possible, for him to enjoy the same education that all of our pupils receive and for them to join the school community as all of our new parents do.”

Who knows if this will happen, but the prince’s arrival is already getting parents talking.

“We are all excited but also worried,” one mum told Vanity Fair. “What if one of our kids bites George, and what if the school fees rocket?”

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