People

By Guy D. Garcia

Mum had personally selected Jane Mynors' nursery school in west London, but still could not help asking Mynors, "You will look after him?" For his part, Prince William, 3, maintained his regal composure last week as he became the first heir to the British throne to attend kindergarten. Arriving with the obviously anxious Prince Charles and Princess Diana, William politely shook hands with his teacher and turned obediently to wave a hand at the horde of journalists. Then, without fuss or fidget, the royal pupil disappeared into the basement classroom, where he began an introductory curriculum of paper and clay modeling, painting and music. Less than two hours later, William, as his classmates know him, emerged carrying his thermos and a new finger puppet. Remarked his pleased mother: "I think he did quite well. He's very grown up, you know." This year he is in the class called Cygnets. Next year he will be a Swan. And he graduates from kindergarten the year after as a Big Swan. How grown up can you get, ducky?