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Royal children school uniform buys: From Princess Charlotte's shoes to Prince George's backpack

William & Kate’s royal kids add personal details to their school uniforms

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Senior Lifestyle Editor
Updated: August 22, 2022

When Prince William and Kate Middleton's school-age children Prince George and Princess Charlotte headed back to school at Thomas's Battersea, just a 15-minute drive from the Kensington Palace family home, we have always looked forward to seeing what these adorable royal kids will wear for their first day of class.

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And so, along with this guide to what George and Charlotte wear for back to school, we've also tracked down where you can shop the looks for your own children as well as kids prepare to head back to class this autumn.

What do Prince George and Princess Charlotte wear to school?

Pupils at George and Charlotte's south London school must wear the compulsory blue and red uniform, with its distinctive logo – a red unicorn reading a book – which is available exclusively to students at Perry Uniform.

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However, there are some details of George and Charlotte’s looks that have been very much their own!

Princess Charlotte and big brother Prince George were accompanied by mum and dad William and Kate on the first day of school in 2019

For her first day at Thomas's Battersea in 2019, Princess Charlotte arrived with mum Duchess Kate – dressed in a Michael Kors floral dress – dad Prince William and big brother George. 

George and Charlotte's backpacks

Princess Charlotte and Prince George both carried Thomas’s Battersea backpacks in accordance with the school uniform, albeit both were toted by their parents!

Hunter kids' backpack, four colours, £55 / $65, Hunter

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While this official school accessory, too, is just for students, a classic navy blue children’s carryall can be found in looks by many different brands from retailers like Amazon.

Personalised Children's Backpack, £25 / $28.45, Amazon

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Princess Charlotte's unicorn keychain

Meanwhile, eagle-eyed royal watchers had their eyes on a different royal school uniform accessory. Little Princess Charlotte had added another personal, and VERY sparkly, detail to her outfit.

Princess Charlotte accessorised her backpack with a sparkly sequin unicorn keychain

Dangling from her official Thomas’s Battersea backpack was a sparkly pink sequin unicorn keychain. You can shop a sweet sparkly unicorn keychain just like Charlotte’s on Amazon.

Crown of Ribbons sequin unicorn keychain, pack of 8, £8 / $9.20, Amazon

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Princess Charlotte's school shoes

Little Charlotte looked very smart and ready for class in her uniform: a blue pinafore with a white summer blouse, and navy blue Mary Jane shoes by Spanish brand Amaia in navy.

The Prince and Princess were smartly-dressed in their red and navy Thomas's Battersea uniforms

You can also get a similar pair at another of Kate Middleton’s favourite childrenswear brand also from Spain – La Coqueta – in which the Duchess has dressed youngest child Prince Louis.

Navy Mary Janes, £49 / $69, La Coqueta

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Prince George's school uniform

Here's a fun fact – Kate Middleton was once spotted shopping for school shoes for George and Charlotte at Peter Jones, which is part of the John Lewis partnership, in Sloane Square! We wonder if she stocked up on extra loafers and shorts for Prince George...

Children's School Loafers, from £36, John Lewis

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John Lewis & Partners Boys' Adjustable Waist Regular Length School Shorts, Navy, from £7, John Lewis

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WATCH: Little royals on their first day of school

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