Monaco’s Prince Albert attended the same school as mum Grace Kelly – 6 royals educated at ‘normal’ schools including Prince Philippe of Belgium and Japan’s Prince Hisahito
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From left, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Hisahito of Japan, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, three royals who attended regular, rather than elite schools. Photos: @royalfashionblogofficial/Instagram; AP; AFP via Getty Images
Even more so than entertainment celebrities, royalty can choose to live a cocooned life. Although it is entirely possible to marry into the world's few royal families -as the likes of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle did -more often, you are born a royal.