How the Royal Family did in their A levels - including Princes William and Harry, Kate and Meghan
18.08.2022 - 10:07
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Teenagers across the country will head into school today to collect their A level results. It is the first time in two years that students have sat exams due to disruption from the coronavirus pandemic.
Last year, pupils were awarded teacher-assessed grades based on their coursework and previous mock exams. The pressure will be on for many this year, especially for students hoping to gain the grades they need to get a place on their dream university course.
It's a nerve-wracking experience for most to open their envelopes in front of friends and family, but there was added pressure for those in the Royal Family as the rest of the world watched on.
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While you could expect the best private education to give you the best grades, this hasn't really been the case for the Royals, as they have a real mixed bag of exam results under their belts.
The Queen spent her former days learning the ropes of the monarchy, but her children had a more normalised experience of education, with all the younger Royals studying for their A levels, and almost all going on to university.
Here's how some of the Royal Family did in their A level exams:
William was educated at independent schools and attended the well-known Eton College in 1995. By 2000, he'd picked up fairly mixed results at A level with an A in geography, a B in art and a C in biology.
Straight out of Eton, William went on a gap year, where he took part in army training in Belize and visited Africa. The following year, William went on to study History of Art at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, and then later changed course to geography.
He achieved an upper second-class honours in 2005. St Andrews