日前英國皇室分享了4歲的夏洛特公主Princess Charlotte正式與哥哥開學的照片,身為父母的威廉王子和凱特王妃亦手牽手將Princess Charlotte和Prince George送到女校長Helen Haslem的手中。劍橋公爵夫人Kate Middleton選擇的Michael Kors粉色碎花裙以及新換的髮型也受到不受好評。

不過,兩位小主角的一舉一動都受到大家的關注。一路上小公主俏皮的揮手以及撥弄頭髮以掩飾內心的緊張,Charlotte與女校長握手時的鬼馬表情以及George小王子面對開學表露無遺的表情都成為了網絡熱話。然而,對於這所皇室兄妹都就讀的私人學校,還有些什麼不為人知的禮儀?

1. 不能交最好的朋友?

Princess Charlotte和哥哥Prince George入讀的Thomas’s Battersea ,是一家建於 1970 年代的私立學校,着重學生的品德和藝術發展。《Loose Women》的作者Jane Moore透露,Thomas’s Battersea十分注重與人為善,善良與成功同樣重要。因此鼓勵每一個學生都最好不要有一個best friend。有一項規定是如果小朋友要舉辦一個派對,除非班上每一個同學都收到邀請,你才能發出邀請。

2. 學習課程

至於這間學校有什麼特別的課程是特別適合公主與王子修讀?Thomas’s Battersea一共有566名學生,年齡橫跨4至13歲。據說從每一位學生入讀的第一天起,藝術、芭蕾、喜劇、電腦、音樂和體育都會由專業的老師授課。而且Charlotte小公主也會和哥哥一樣每週上一節法語課。

 

2017年Prince George第一日入讀Thomas's Battersea的情景,與校長握手的他還十分緊張。 LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 7: Prince George of Cambridge arrives for his first day of school with his father Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as they are met Head of the lower school Helen Haslem at Thomas's Battersea on September 7, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

2017年Prince George第一日入讀Thomas's Battersea的情景,與校長握手的他還十分緊張。 LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 7: Prince George of Cambridge arrives for his first day of school with his father Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as they are met Head of the lower school Helen Haslem at Thomas's Battersea on September 7, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

3. 精緻的午餐

這所位於倫敦南部的貴族學校在飲食規管上也十分嚴謹:膳食費為一萬七英鎊,除了負責孩童飲食的都是高級廚師,Charlotte公主和George小王子的食物營養組合也非常豐富。

法式洋蔥湯,帶有白菜土豆的三文魚菜餚以及一系列的布丁是每日美食的標準搭配。小食是每天採購的水果和蔬菜,且不允許加糖。作為還只有四歲的小公主,她的甜品也異常健康,將享用豪華的蒸榨果醬和椰子海綿與奶油凍。此外,菜單上還有健康的燕麥片和葡萄乾餅乾以及新鮮的香蕉奶昔。

 

4. 貴族學校的學費

在英國皇室的歷史中,成員都是接受自家的教育。在家自學是英國皇室的傳統,在現任英女王伊麗莎白二世的第一個孩子出生後,她決定讓孩子外出就學,此後便開始了英國皇室成員於外校接受教育的習慣。對於皇家肯定的貴族學校收費是天價嗎?

Thomas’s Battersea通常學費大約6,429 英鎊一學期或 19,287 英鎊一學年。不過,夏洛特小公主由於哥哥在校就讀的關係還會得到折扣,費用為一學期為6,305 英鎊或者 18,915 一學年。

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 7: A general view of St. Thomas's school in Battersea where Prince George is attending his first day in London, United Kingdom on September 7, 2017. (Photo by Kate Green/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 7: A general view of St. Thomas's school in Battersea where Prince George is attending his first day in London, United Kingdom on September 7, 2017. (Photo by Kate Green/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

5. 家長需要非常投入

Thomas’s Battersea同樣是一所非常注重家長參與的學校,每一位家長都會投入學校的活動和孩子的成長,因此這代表即使有許多公務在身的威廉王子和凱特王妃也會經常出現在學校,特別是當他們的兩個孩子都開始在這間學校上學。

 

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 5: Princess Charlotte arrives for her first day of school, with her brother Prince George and her parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Thomas's Battersea in London on September 5, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 5: Princess Charlotte arrives for her first day of school, with her brother Prince George and her parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Thomas's Battersea in London on September 5, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

回顧威廉王子和哈利王子入學的情境,兩兄弟亦是先後入讀同樣的幼稚園(Mrs Mynor’s Nursery School),同一所小學(Wetherby School),以及中學(Eton College)。當年戴安娜王妃與查爾斯親王也會共同陪同他們去面見女校長,並與公眾揮手。就此英國皇室小成員的開學日仿佛成了傳統。

LONDON - SEPTEMBER 12: Princess Diana with her sons Prince William and Prince Harry at Wetherby School on September 12, 1989 in London, England. It is Prince Harry's first day at school. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)

LONDON - SEPTEMBER 12: Princess Diana with her sons Prince William and Prince Harry at Wetherby School on September 12, 1989 in London, England. It is Prince Harry's first day at school. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage)

Prince Harry meets headmistress Jane Mynors on his first day at nursery school, watched by his parents Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and his older brother Prince William, Notting Hill, London, 16th September 1987.(Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)

Prince Harry meets headmistress Jane Mynors on his first day at nursery school, watched by his parents Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and his older brother Prince William, Notting Hill, London, 16th September 1987.(Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)