Get ready for a royal rumble, because Prince William and Kate Middleton are facing every parent's toughest dilemma: where to send their eldest child to school. While most families aren't prepping their kid to be King, the stakes are high for the Prince and Princess of Wales. And the decision? It's dredging up some seriously painful memories for Kate, who's determined to protect her son from a similar fate.
A Childhood Marred by Bullying: Kate's Boarding School Horror
Kate Middleton's seemingly charmed life wasn't all tea parties and tiaras. Behind the palace walls lies a story of teenage turmoil, one that began at the prestigious Downe House, an all-girls boarding school.
Despite her parents pouring a small fortune into tuition, Kate found herself ostracized and bullied.
"She was bullied very badly," a former classmate revealed, painting a heartbreaking picture of a young Kate. "She looked thin and pale…and had very little confidence."
The reasons? She was taller than her peers, considered "gangly," and joined the school two years later than her classmates, making it nearly impossible to break into already-formed cliques.
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