Transcript for Sept. 24, 1985: Prince William’s 1st day of school

And finally this evening the first day of school no we are not a little late on the story in Britain it was the first day for one schoolboy. You could tell because somewhere in there among all the reporters in the photographers. Was the student ABC's Mike Lee is in line. For a three year old boy named William today was the day that all of us must go through sooner or later with the without our mother holding her hand. But not all of us have to arrive at kindergarten with scores of photographers snapping their shutters. The headmistress mrs. miner's was really swell she even curtsy to his mother could that be because mom was also a kindergarten teacher before she married debt. William was unfazed by it all and posed for the press for about a half second before joining us classmates. Eventually dine out stories of trading pencils with royalty. There was a tiny private moment when mom said goodbye before he said goodbye to the world's press. Williams that Prince Charles was probably thinking about that day in 1957 when he became the first member of the royal family. To venture outside Buckingham Palace to go to great school with commoners some of whom would become his chops Prince Charles was seven years old it. Today William just like a normal kid made himself a paper mouse then went home. With is bodyguard. To the palace. Mike Lee ABC news London.

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