{"id":43301,"date":"2026-08-13T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43301"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:09:32","slug":"prince-harrys-surprise-comment-on-kate-middletons-pretty-girl-life-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43301","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry&#8217;s surprise comment on Kate Middleton&#8217;s &#8216;pretty girl&#8217; life choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"e3vkgmtMHRiA\" data-wc=\"42\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/prince-harry\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Prince Harry<\/a>, 41, took a different path to his older brother <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/prince-william\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Prince William<\/a>, when he left Eton College, and decided not to follow in his footsteps and attend university. However, the Duke of Sussex did actually consider higher education at one stage.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement id=\"horizon_hello\" group-name=\"horizon_hello\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ebh_i6IOqynb\" data-wc=\"35\">Writing in his explosive book, <em>Spare<\/em>, Harry touched on the fact his dad <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/king-charles\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">King Charles<\/a> didn&#8217;t push him down that route, and he also passed a surprising comment about the degree that <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/kate-middleton\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Princess Kate<\/a> chose.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elWX_BKNPrEe\" data-wc=\"62\">One of the very personal chapters in the memoir read: &#8220;That was why he didn\u2019t press me to go to university. He knew it wasn&#8217;t in my DNA. Not that I was anti-university, per se. <strong>In fact, the University of Bristol looked interesting. I\u2019d pored over its literature, even considered a course in art history. (Lots of pretty girls took that subject.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"eB1bAU20QueI\" data-wc=\"45\">&#8220;But I just couldn&#8217;t picture myself spending years bent over a book. My Eton housemaster couldn&#8217;t either. He&#8217;d told me straight-out: &#8216;You\u2019re not the university type, Harry.&#8217; Now Pa added his assent. It was no secret, he said gently, that I wasn\u2019t the &#8216;family scholar&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"125\" id=\"eAEddMKcMyOg\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ba27545d2c38-kate-middleton-uni-m.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ba27545d2c38-kate-middleton-uni-m.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ba27545d2c38-kate-middleton-uni-m.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/ba27545d2c38-kate-middleton-uni-m.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kate middleton uni\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Photo:  Rex<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">The royal graduated with a 2:1 degree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"e8A-bszkjfUD\" data-wc=\"16\">Harry&#8217;s sister-in-law Kate studied Art History when she attended St Andrews University, graduating with a 2:1.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e50uxvgmZHUF\" data-wc=\"23\">In fact, Prince William first enrolled on the same course, but he quickly switched to Geography, and he too graduated with a 2:1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"eABxh9snTKdf\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/937f37df8773-prince-william-uni-d.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/937f37df8773-prince-william-uni-d.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/937f37df8773-prince-william-uni-d.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/937f37df8773-prince-william-uni-d.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"prince william uni\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">William studied Geography at uni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eNdMKoxdvJ6l\" data-wc=\"51\">Harry has revealed he has no regrets about opting for the army instead of further education. In another part of his book, he penned: &#8220;I never once regretted my decision to skip university.&#8221; He also mentioned that the press started rumours that he had regretted his choice, but they were untrue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"eDBxjWAIac9-\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/436b551581b1-prince-harry-army-salute-z.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/436b551581b1-prince-harry-army-salute-z.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/436b551581b1-prince-harry-army-salute-z.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/436b551581b1-prince-harry-army-salute-z.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"prince harry army salute\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Photo:  Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">The Duke chose the army instead of more education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"e4CiONwKhXNv\" data-wc=\"19\">Harry&#8217;s wife Meghan Markle has a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Theatre and International Studies from Northwestern University School of Communication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"e8XwoBCmwa\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/58dce11ef5f9-prince-george.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/58dce11ef5f9-prince-george.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/58dce11ef5f9-prince-george.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/58dce11ef5f9-prince-george.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince George of Wales watches the track cycling during the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on August 1, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Prince George of Wales will attend Eton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-wc=\"4\" id=\"h2-4msrcfw1f\">Prince George&#8217;s new school<\/h2>\n<p id=\"e-DyWa3RkLXO\" data-wc=\"31\">Prince George is about to follow in his father and uncle&#8217;s footsteps and attend the prestigious Eton College. The all-boys boarding school is famed for producing politicians and other high-profile graduates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eMLWo56nya\" data-wc=\"55\">George will be able to indulge in a range of academic and non-academic subjects such as Latin and politics, as well as a range of sports. In fact, the \u00a365,000-a-year school is currently in the process of updating the sports facilities, and after the refurbishment there will be a brand-new golf simulator and rifle range.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry, 41, took a different path to his older brother Prince William, when he left Eton College, and decided not to follow in his footsteps and attend university. 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