4-year-old Prince George will attend aschool that costs $23,000 a year

Kensington Palace announced back in March that Prince George will attend Thomas's Battersea prep school come September. Now that back-to-school preparations have begun, here's what you need to know about where the heir to the British throne will learn his ABCs.

The new school is part of the royal family's move to London

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Prince George had been attending Westacre Montessori in Norfolk, but the royal family is transitioning to life in London. Prince William recently ended his job as an ambulance helicopter pilot in order to focus more on royal duties as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip ease out of public life.

He's going a different route than his father

Prince George may look exactly like his father did at his age, but he won't be wearing the same school uniform. Prince William and Prince Harry attended Wetherby School, an all-boys prep school near Kensington Palace, when they were kids. Prince George's school is co-ed and a bit further from the palace — about half an hour drive.

The school is described as "slightly chaotic"

According to the latest edition of "The Good Schools Guide," Thomas's Battersea is “a big, busy, slightly chaotic school for cosmopolitan parents who want their children to have the best English education money can buy.”  It costs $23,000 per year.

Prince William and Kate Middleton hope to be there "as much as possible"

According to People, Prince George's parents want to drop him off and pick him up from school just like any other parent.