Prince Harry wants one thing for his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, as they start at a new British school: a nurturing atmosphere and a sense of community, an insider has said.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who moved back to Britain with their children last week, will be feeling a range of emotions over the next few days as Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, begin attending their new school. This will be the first time the children have attended a UK school, which could be very different to the education they received in California.
While the exact school they will attend has not been confirmed, it is believed to be private. The children are not expected to board and will instead be day pupils.
Priorities for the children's education
Although some parents prioritise finding a school that will help their children secure the best grades, this is not the priority for Harry and Meghan. Instead, the couple looked for a school with a nurturing atmosphere and a sense of community.
A friend of the couple told The Daily Mail's Alison Boshoff what they looked for when choosing the school. They said: "It's not academia. That is very low on the list. A nurturing atmosphere is very high on the list. Probably the highest priority is the outdoorsy and sporting ethos.
"They want to put them in a secure countryside microcosm, so that they will have as normal a childhood as they possibly can."
Harry's memories of Ludgrove
The insider continued to tell the Daily Mail: "Harry, I think, is thinking back to his time at Ludgrove (prep school). That was two and a half miles down a dirt track with fields on either side. There was a small police box on the track and a rather vanilla bodyguard who would peer out of a window while Harry played in the yard.
"The fellow pupils treated him and his brother Prince William as absolutely one of their own. I think you could argue that those Ludgrove years were the happiest of his life until, of course, the death of his mother [in 1997, before his final year].
"Being at Ludgrove was a solace to him in sad times. That is what they are looking for in a school – that sense of community, where the 1st XV cheer the first year squad and vice versa."
Home and security
It is not known where the family have set up home in the UK, however, it is believed to be outside of London. The location of their home and the children's schools will not be disclosed for security reasons.
