When Prince George headed back to school this morning, he was likely sporting some new kicks. We don't have photographic evidence of the youngster's outfit on his first day of Year 1 at Thomas's Battersea (Will and Kate opted to not release a picture this year), but a few weeks ago Duchess Kate reportedly took both George and Charlotte back-to-school shoe shopping at Peter Jones in London. A source told Hello! that when the Duchess of Cambridge popped into the store, which stocks George's adorable school uniform, she made a classic parenting mistake: her kids didn't bring socks. Duchess Kate "proved she makes parenting mistakes just like the rest of us, by turning up to purchase the shoes without one crucial item–their socks!" reads the British publication. "The children, who were wearing summer sandals, had to borrow a pair from the shop in order to try on their smart new shoes." This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Kate has always been a hands-on mom when it comes to her children's education. She snapped the sweet photographs of Princess Charlotte on her first day of nursery school back in January. And it was even reported that Kate took George to school the day after she gave birth to his younger brother Prince Louis. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This year, Kate might have to help George with his homework. In addition to classes in math, science, history geography, and the arts, the five-year-old future King will be bringing home nightly reading assignments to work on at Kensington Palace. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Prince George reportedly headed back to school today, but this time, there are no adorable photos to commemorate the occasion. Kensington Palace did not release any portraits of the five-year-old starting classes at St. Thomas's Battersea like they did last year. The reason has to do with the young royal's privacy, Town & Country reports. As royal correspondent Emily Nash told Hello!, "Prince George's time at school is private and although the Duke and Duchess shared an image from his first day at primary school last year, they won't do it every year." Sources told People a similar story. The site reports that Prince William and Kate Middleton have "always made a point of treating school as a private area, so that George and Charlotte can grow up in as pressure-free an atmosphere as possible." The Palace has released back-to-school portraits of Prince George for the past two years. In 2017, his first time attending St. Thomas's Battersea, the royal tot and his dad posed for a photo in front of Kensington Palace before heading out for the big day. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The Duke and Duchess are very pleased to share a photograph of The Duke and Prince George at Kensington Palace this morning. pic.twitter.com/MxcU0RqGvi — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) September 7, 2017 Photographers were also present to capture George's entrance with his father. (Kate was home sick with acute morning sickness, as she was still pregnant with Prince Louis at the time.) Getty Images And in 2016, the Palace released an image of Prince George's first day at nursery school. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Prince George arrives for his first day at nursery in Norfolk earlier today pic.twitter.com/w4BPGNE1H0 — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) January 6, 2016 Princess Charlotte also got a mini photo shoot for her first day at nursery school in January this year. The fourth in line for the throne flashed the cutest poses in her little red coat and pink backpack. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. For those upset by the news, fear not. We're sure there are plenty more cute royal photo opportunities to come. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Prince George and Princess Charlotte enjoy family day out FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up fornow and never miss the top Royal stories again. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. George, five, and Charlotte, three, will be heading back to school after their summer break, where they enjoyed much needed bonding time with new born brother Prince Louis and parents, Kate and William. To get her little ones ready for their big day, Kate was seen shopping for school shoes at Peter Jones in London a few weeks ago - but, according to Hello, she made one key error. The hands-on mother brought George and Charlotte along to try on shoes, but forgot one crucial item - socks, according to a source who told Hello Magazine. The children, who were wearing sandals, had to borrow socks from the shop keeper to try on their new shoes. Most parents can relate to purchasing footwear for little ones - who often outgrow them really quickly - so socks are essential to tell what shoe size truly fits them. On Wednesday, Kate and William are expected to accompany their children, George and Charlotte, as they head back to school. George will start Year One at Thomas's Battersea while Charlotte will head back to Willocks Nursery School. Last year, Kate was unable to make the school run as she suffered from severe morning sickness while pregnant with her second son, Prince Louis. Kate forgot an essential item when she went shopping for school shoes with George and Charlotte However, the Duchess was spotted sending George to school just a day after giving birth to Louis in April. One parent previously told the Daily Mail: "No one really gives Kate a second glance when she does the school drop-off. "We have a Victoria's Secret model doing the school run, too, and the dads are far more interested in her!" Prince William accompanied George on his first day of school last year. Charlotte and George are due to start school again next week The young royal looked nervous as he made his first steps into Thomas's Battersea, clutching his father’s hand before greeting head teacher, Helen Haslem. The £17,604 a year private school has a strong focus on the arts, sports, academics and outdoor activities - including ballet and swimming lessons. The young royal has a lot to look forward to for the oncoming year, with a chance to develop his "physical skills, stamina, creativity, expression and musicality," according to the school's official website. Speaking about why William and Kate chose Thomas's Battersea for George, a source said: "They thought long and hard about where George should be educated and really liked Thomas’s, which has a lovely nurturing atmosphere. George, 5, looked nervous on his first day of school at Thomas's Battersea Prince George arrives for first day at school with William<doc-sep>
KATE Middleton isn’t immune to the occasional parenting fail. According to Hello!, the Duchess of Cambridge took Prince George and Princess Charlotte to buy some new school shoes at a London store a couple of weeks ago. But 36-year-old Kate made a rookie error, which practically every parent can relate to, by forgetting to pack a pair of socks for her little ones to change into. Prince George and Princess Charlotte were wearing sandals and no socks during the British heatwave. And they had to borrow a pair each in order to try on their new school shoes, The Sun reports. This week, three-year-old Princess Charlotte returns to Willcocks Nursery School and five-year-old Prince George will go back to Thomas’s Battersea, where he will be starting in Year One. Despite the drama, it seems they’ll be heading back to the classroom in some shiny new shoes. Meantime, it’s been revealed Kensington Palace won’t be releasing any pictures of Prince George as he returns to the classroom this September, according to The Sun. It’s a big day for the future king, but as Hello! reports, his parents Wills and Kate are planning to mark it away from the public eye. “Prince George’s time at school is private and although the Duke and Duchess shared an image from his first day at primary school last year, they won’t do it every year,” Hello! reports. The couple made a similar decision during his time at nursery in Norfolk, when they only shared portraits after his first day at Westacre Montessori in January 2016. Kate and William are following royal tradition with their choice to keep George’s school days separate from his public life. There are only a handful of photos of William and his brother Prince Harry in their uniforms. But we imagine we’ll be seeing George soon enough, when he attends Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank on October 12. In the meantime, he’ll be taking up a few new subjects as he settles into Year One. In Reception, he studied French, computing, art, music, drama and ballet, but the new school year will introduce subjects such as science, history, geography, maths, English and PE. George will also be given more homework … 10 minutes of reading is usually set for each evening. Prince Louis has been christened... Prince Louis has been christened This article has been edited and republished from The Sun with permission.