At Ludgrove everyone had been protected. Charles, Prince of Wales William had just finished unpacking his ottoman at Eton College and his room was beginning to look less like a cell and more like the home it would be for the next five years. Above his desk, the thirteen-year-old prince straightened the picture of Cindy Crawford which took pride of place on the wall. It was not so long ago that he had met the American supermodel when his mother invited her for tea at the palace. William had blushed with embarrassment but he still couldn’t decide who was more beautiful, Cindy or Claudia Schiffer, so he decided to hang them both above his study desk to brighten up his room. As he sat down on his fold-up metal bed and looked around, he was pleased with the transformation. His mother and father had helped settle him in, and while Charles chatted with William’s housemaster Dr Andrew Gailey downstairs, Diana helped him put up a new set of curtains. Like his housemates, he been allowed to bring his own duvet and covers to make him feel at home, but this time he had chosen to leave his cuddly wombat behind.
