People.com Royals Kate Middleton Shares the Explosive Subject Prince George Loves Learning About at School Prince George and Princess Charlotte returned to school this month after months of virtual learning By Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit is a Royals Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been with the brand since 2016 after graduating from The College of New Jersey and holding previous positions at Seventeen, CBS Radio and more. Follow the proud dog mom on Twitter at @stephpetit_ for the latest on Queen Elizabeth's corgis. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 30, 2020 10:51 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Aaron Chown/Getty Images When it comes to one school subject, Prince George is erupting with excitement! Kate Middleton revealed that her 7-year-old son is fascinated by volcanoes while she talked with a mother whose daughter is the same age. Ceri Edwards from South Wales received a private phone call from the Duchess of Cambridge after she submitted a sweet photo of her daughter, Poppy, giving a big hug to her father as part of Kate's Hold Still photography project amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ceri's touching black-and-white image was handpicked by Kate to be one of the 100 pictures in an online exhibit hosted by the National Portrait Gallery. âłThe Duchess was so down-to-earth and was so wonderful with Poppy," Ceri told Hello! magazine about the call. âłWe talked about Poppy and Prince George being in the same school year and their current school topics [Poppy's is Brazil and Beyond and George's is The Active World - Volcanoes]." What's in Store for Prince George and Princess Charlotte This Year at School? Kate â who is a budding photographer herself, often using her three children as her subjects â also expressed her admiration for Ceri's photo. âłThe Duchess thanked us for our photograph and said how it resonated with her and the other judges and showed not only the special bond between father and daughter, but real emotion of the time," she told Hello! Kate Middleton. Chris Jackson/Getty Like families around the world, Kate and Prince William adapted to homeschooling their children amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Prince George and Princess Charlotte, 5, returned to their school in London earlier this month. âłEvery parent is breathing a sigh of relief that school has started again," Prince William joked at a recent outing. âłFive months â itâs been wonderful, but itâs been a long five months." Prince William and sons Prince George and Prince Louis. Kensington Palace Why Is Prince George's Gifted Shark Tooth Fossil Causing a Stir? Prince George's interest in the natural world was apparent in recent photos of the Cambridge family with Sir David Attenborough, who gifted the future king a fossilized shark tooth. In both snaps, George tightly holds and closely examines the special present. Prince William and Kate Middleton with children and Sir David Attenborough at Kensington Palace recently. Kensington Palace Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! "When they met, Sir David gave Prince George a tooth from a giant shark 𦷠the scientific name of which is carcharocles megalodon (âbig toothâ)," Kensington Palace wrote on social media, adding that the fossil had been in Attenborough's possession for decades. âłWhen I was his age, I remember being given fossils by a grown-up, so I thought I would do the same," the esteemed conservation advocate, 94, told The Times. "[George asked] What it was? How big it was? And so on. He was certainly very interested. He seemed to like it. He is very interested in fossils. She [Charlotte] was too. All three seemed charming."