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She’s here! Princess Charlotte arrives for her first day of school at St Thomas Battersea

And mum and dad are right by her side to send off in style.
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It’s a big moment for the Cambridge household.

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On September 5th, Prince William and Kate Middleton dropped their middle child, Princess Charlotte off for her very first day of school.

The royal four-year-old is now a student of St Thomas’s Battersea.

Charlotte is joining her big brother Prince George (we still remember his first day!), who’ll no doubt be on hand to show her the ropes at the elite British institution.

British reporter Rebecca English shared, “She’s very excited, I’m told – as is George at the chance to show her around the school where he has been a pupil for the last two years.”

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Watch the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge say goodbye to their daughter Princess Charlotte as she sets off her next big chapter: becoming a school student.

Just like with Prince George’s first day, Kensington Palace shared official portraits from the big day.

Kate asked teacher Ms Haslem, (who was there for George on his first day), ”How are you? Did you have a nice summer?”

Earlier this year, the Palace announced that Princess Charlotte, who was born on May 2 2015, would be embarking on her big new milestone with the following statement:

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“Princess Charlotte will join Prince George at Thomas’s Battersea from September 2019 this year.”

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Simon O’Malley, Headmaster at Thomas’s Battersea echoed the family’ excitement.

He said: “We are delighted that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided that Princess Charlotte will join her elder brother, Prince George, at Thomas’s Battersea.”

“We greatly look forward to welcoming her and all of our new pupils to the school in September.”

That’s not the only family connection at the school.

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Charlotte will find a friend in fellow pupil, cousin Maud Windsor – the five-year-old daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor and Sophie Winkleman.

She is in the same year as George.

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Thomas’s Battersea describes itself as a Christian school.

They are open to children of all faiths and believes in “praise as the greatest motivator”.

Parents are told their children will be in an atmosphere which seeks positive relationships between pupils, teachers and parents.

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George, who is six, started at the school in September 2017.

Art, ballet, drama, ICT, French, music and physical education are all taught by specialist teachers from a child’s first day.

The school is housed in a Grade II listed building, the former Sir Walter St John’s Grammar School which dates back to 1700.

In the past, William said his son “absolutely loves ballet”.

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