Princess Charlotte and Prince George to be homeschooled during coronavirus pandemic

Prince George and Princess Charlotte are the latest high-profile kids to face school closures due to COVID-19 related social distancing restrictions. Thomas’s Battersea school in London is set to close, and as of March 20 the Prince and Princess will be hunkering down in Kensington Palace to continue their studies remotely. Sounds cozy to us!A spokesperson from the children’s school said in a statement, “Due to the increasing number of children and staff absent from school because of the coronavirus pandemic, Thomas’s London Day School have decided to move to remote learning from Friday March 20.” The school intends to move all curriculums to an online platform in an effort to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.[video_embed id='1922671']RELATED: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly accept invite to bring Archie to see the Queen[/video_embed]Prince George, who is third in line to the throne behind his father and grandfather, is currently in Year 2 at Battersea, while his 4-year-old sister, Princess Charlotte, started at the school in January 2018. Two-year-old Prince Louis still has a few years until he starts nursery school.Thomas’s Battersea’s extensive curriculum includes core subjects, which both children are taking. Prince George is currently enrolled in Year 2 Science, History and Geography, Numeracy, Literacy, French, Art, Computing, RS, Music, PSHCE, Swimming, Ballet, PE and Games. Princess Charlotte has been learning Music, Art, Drama, Ballet, Computing and French. And we thought we were busy.While neither Prince William nor Prince Harry attend the family-run day school, other notable alumni include Cara Delevingne and Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine.The Royal Family have been all-hands-on-deck to help during the coronavirus pandemic. The Duke of Cambridge put out an appeal on Twitter in partnership with the National Emergency Trust to raise funds for local charities in support of individuals hit hard as a result of the outbreak.

The @NatEmergTrust has launched an appeal to raise funds to help local charities support individuals suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more ?https://t.co/aWvQCNUvdD pic.twitter.com/YaftXRtiWW— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 18, 2020

93-year-old Queen Elizabeth has cancelled all Royal engagements for the foreseeable future as a “sensible precaution.” She and the Duke of Edinburgh have since moved out of London and into Windsor Castle. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sent a heartfelt message on their Instagram account on Wednesday, offering support during these “uncertain times.”

 

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