Prince George's Eton Class Faces New iPad Limits
Prince George and his new classmates at Eton College will face tighter limits on school iPads starting in October.
The all-boys boarding school in Windsor, England, sent new guidance to parents of first-year pupils, a year group called F Block, setting stricter rules for mobile devices, as detailed by Town and Country.
Under the rules, boys can use only a specially built safe browser on their iPads. That browser opens a short list of teacher-approved websites. Teachers at Eton are called beaks.
First-years must also hand in the devices by 9 p.m. The curfew and the tighter limits take effect in October, according to Hello!. The timing is tight. Prince George, the eldest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and second in line to the British throne, started at Eton less than a month ago.
The change followed complaints from parents that boys were using school iPads for games and web browsing, including during lessons, as reported by Hello!. Some parents argued the habit was hurting learning and mental health, according to GB News.
That concern is not new. In December 2024, more than 100 parents wrote to Sir Nicholas Coleridge, the provost who leads Eton’s governing body. The letter said the iPad setup was a failure in duty of care and safeguarding and a failure of leadership, and it urged fast policy changes. It also said there was clear evidence of harm to many boys from screen addiction.
The story was first reported as an exclusive titled “Prince George and Eton schoolmates face iPad clampdown” by The Telegraph on Sept. 27, 2026. An Eton spokesperson said the school is committed to online safety, digital literacy and finding the right balance for technology in a boarding community.
What makes this stand out is how familiar it feels. Eton issued iPads for schoolwork. Parents said play took over. Now one of Britain’s most traditional schools is trying to put the devices back in their place.
