Adorable pictures show Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis ahead of first day at school

Adorable pictures show Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis settling in back at school after the summer holidays. The three siblings arrived for a settling in afternoon Lambrook School, the day before the start of term, with pictures showing them holding hands with parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Set in 52 acres of idyllic Berkshire countryside, the outdoorsy co-educational independent day and boarding school for three to 13-year-olds near Ascot is just a 10-minute drive from their new home in Adelaide Cottage in Windsor. The private education will cost Kate and William in excess of £50,000 a year for all three children.

The Good Schools Guide describes it as a “classic prep school” with a “heart of gold”, and tells of how youngsters get to “run and run” in the vast grounds with “total freedom to explore, provided you’ve got your wellies on”. Students even have the chance to cuddle pigs, chickens and rabbits during 'wellbeing walks'.

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Lambrook boasts of “first-class teaching and superb facilities” which include a 25-metre swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, an astroturf, hard courts, a squash court, cricket and other sports pitches. It has a suitably royally named Diamond Jubilee performing arts studio and a new £6 million Queen’s Building for ICT and academic learning.

Pictures show the family as the three youngsters were heading back to a settling in day school after the summer break. Lambrook offers weekly and flexi-boarding for boys and girls aged seven onwards, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge having the option to let George and Charlotte stay as little as one night a week on an ad-hoc