In fact, the third in line to the throne couldn't have looked more excited as he toddled into the Westacre Montessori School chosen by his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

In a picture taken by his mother Kate on their arrival, the two-year-old is seen smiling at a brightly coloured mural.In another, he looks boldly down the lens – clearly brimming with confidence.

The little prince spent a couple of hours settling in at the private £5.50-an-hour establishment near the family's home Anmer Hall, on the Queen's Sandringham Estate.
According to aides, he did 'very well' on his first day. The relaxed scenes couldn't have been more different to those that greeted his father Prince William when he started nursery school in 1985.

In line with tradition, a formal photocall was arranged by Kensington Palace for the three-year-old's arrival at Mrs Mynors' Nursery School in London, which was also a Montessori.

William and Kate, however, refused to allow such formality – preferring to release their own pictures. The couple have made no secret of their desire to give their son and daughter – eight-month-old Princess Charlotte – as normal an upbringing as possible away from the paparazzi.

(Pics - Daily mail )