The reason why William and Harry attended Eton College instead of the same college as their father, King Charles, and grandfather, Prince Philip.
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00:00 Prince William and Prince Harry are known to have gone to Eton College instead of the
00:05 same school where their father went.
00:08 The royal family is known to follow tradition at every turn, so this decision was not one
00:12 commonly seen.
00:14 But there is a simple reason for this change it has to do with Charles' experience in
00:19 the Scottish school Gordontown.
00:21 In the quiet corridors of Gordontown, King Charles penned a heart-wrenching lament in
00:26 1962.
00:27 "It's such hell here especially at night.
00:31 I don't get any sleep practically at all nowadays.
00:35 The people in my dormitory are foul.
00:38 Goodness, they are horrid, I don't know how anyone could be so foul."
00:44 These words, etched with pain, became the catalyst for a monumental decision.
00:49 Eton, ensconced in the idyllic English countryside, became the sanctuary where past wounds met
00:55 present hopes.
00:57 For King Charles, it was a resolute choice, an oath to spare his sons, William and Harry,
01:03 from the torment that had once clawed at his own soul.
01:06 It was a decision wrapped not only in sorrow but also in the iridescent threads of tradition.
01:12 Bearing the weight of centuries-old legacy, Eton stood as a testament to honor and lineage.
01:19 Princess Diana, their mother, wove the fabric of her own family's history into this choice.
01:25 And thus, the young princes embarked on their journey through Eton's hallowed halls.
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