As speculation continues to rage about where Prince George will be educated, news reaches me of another royal parent scouting elite private schools.
Sources tell me Princess Beatrice was seen at Eton College earlier this month, eyeing a potential school for her stepson Wolfie, now ten.
It raises the possibility of him being at the all-boys school at the same time as his second cousin George, who is being tipped to go there in his fatherâs footsteps.
That possibility seems closer after rumours an Eton boarding house has been redecorated to accommodate Georgeâs security staff spread on parentsâ WhatsApp groups.
Eton will be handy for Bea, 37, as it is just over an hour from the ÂŁ3.5 million Cotswolds mansion she shares with her husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi, who is Wolfieâs father, and their daughters Sienna, four, and Athena, one.
Wolfie, who Bea calls her âbonus sonâ, is already at school in the UK after his mother, Florida-born architect Dara Huang, feared for his safety in the US amid a spate of school shootings.
Earlier this month, the Prince of Wales was spotted at ÂŁ60,000-a-year Oundle school, Northamptonshire, prompting rumours George, 12, may be heading there when leaves Lambrook prep school in Berkshire in the summer.
But some now say the visit was actually about his younger sister, Princess Charlotte, 11, who is also at Lambrook with George and Prince Louis, eight.
Other possibilities for George are his motherâs alma mater, Marlborough College, or Londonâs Highgate or University College schools.

Princess Beatrice and husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi with their son Christopher Woolf at the Christmas Morning Service at St Mary Magdalene Church in December, 2024

Prince George during the Together At Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey in London on December 5, 2025
Trinny’s in bloom as she scoops gold
Congratulations to Trinny Woodall who won gold at Chelsea In Bloom, the free flower festival which runs alongside Chelsea Flower Show and sees 145 local businesses transform their shopfronts with floral displays.
The founder of Trinny London, 62, decorated her Kingâs Road store with a giant sun and tarot cards made from dried flowers.
âThereâs nothing I enjoy more than going down the Kingâs Road during Chelsea In Bloom, especially when we won gold and the store is so bright,â she fizzed.
âThe concept behind Trinny Londonâs tarot card display was to invite people to find their strength and celebrate their inner light, and I have felt that energy from every member of our community I have met this week.â

Trinny Woodall attends the launch of Chelsea in Bloom, London’s largest free flower festival
Shaken, not stirred
Does Ralph Fiennes want to be the next Bond? He certainly shares some similar traits with Ian Flemingâs 007 â one of which is droning on about how he likes his martini.
âI like Tanqueray gin, kept in the freezer, and the glass should be rinsed with vermouth,â he says.
Just like Bond, Fiennes, 63, is fixed in his beliefs and is utterly horrified by singer Jessie Wareâs martini recipe which includes a blue cheese olive.
âThat is blasphemy. Heresy. Cheese in a martini? Gross.â

Ralph Fiennes loves a martini – and his James Bond, he’s very particular about how he takes his
Rivals aim to romp to No 1
Move over Slade â the Rivals cast are targeting the Christmas No 1 spot.
Details of the ballad are under wraps but I imagine there will be mention of horses and debauchery â essential features in the Disney+ bonkbuster.
Meanwhile Alex Hassell, pictured with co-star Bella Maclean, revealed he nearly wasnât cast as Rupert Campbell-Black because heâs not blond like the character in the book.

Alex Hassell and Bella Maclean attend the World Premiere of Rivals Season 2 at BFI IMAX Waterloo on May 13, 2026 in London
Ab Fab in the garden
Dame Joanna Lumley has taken a sly punt at the TikTok generation for suddenly finding health benefits in gardening.
âItâs become very vogue-ish to say gardening is good for your mental health,â sniffed the Ab Fab star, right, at Chelsea Flower Show.
âBut itâs been that way for years. For centuries, since time began. Donât spend time inside looking at screens and wondering why youâre unhappy. Get gardening.â

Joanna Lumley attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 at The Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 18, 2026 in London
A piece of cake for baker Claire
As Harry and Meghan toasted their anniversary last week by recreating their wedding cake, the baker behind the lemon and elderflower masterpiece says it took a small army to assemble.
âIt took six of us five days,â says Claire Ptak, left, of Violet Cupcakes.
âIt was placed next to Elton Johnâs piano and was lanced with Harryâs sword.â

Claire Ptak, owner of Violet Bakery in Hackney, east London, with a tier of the cake for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the kitchens at Buckingham P
Foot fault!
I know the members of Princess Dianaâs former tennis club, The Harbour Club in Chelsea, are well-heeled â but that doesnât mean youâre allowed to wear stilettos on the court.
One woman has been posting videos of herself hitting a ball from the base line in high heels that have wreaked havoc with the all-weather court.
âItâs outrageous,â one member of the ÂŁ3,900 a year club tells me.
âShe is bringing down the reputation of the club.â


