Britain's Princess Eugenie is to stay in a £96-a-week [$157] room at university. The 19-year-old royal is due to begin a BA in English and History of Art at Newcastle University next month and has said she is keen to live the student lifestyle by sharing accommodation with others.
A source told Britain's Daily Mail: "She chose Newcastle because it offered a great degree course and it seems a really fun place to go."
"Eugenie is a very down to earth girl who hates using her title and she was adamant that she wanted to live in halls with her friends. She just wants to be treated like any other undergraduate."
Eugenie will have a bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, single bed, wardrobe, desk and chest of drawers.
She will share a living room and kitchen with five others.
Eugenie will be joined by a team of bodyguards when she starts her studies. One is expected to sleep in her flat while two others have already accompanied her to look around the university and her new quarters.
She is currently given protection by Metropolitan Police guards at an annual cost of over £250,000 [$410,000].
Eugenie's sister Beatrice opted to live in an apartment at St. James's Palace when she started at London's Goldsmiths University last year. She insisted it would be cheaper for the taxpayer than if she lived in halls of residence, although it was later reported the property had been redecorated for her at a cost of £256,000 [$420,000].
Eugenie took her A-Levels last year and scored the highest grades of any member of the royal family, with an A in Art and English Literature and a B in History of Art.
She has spent the last year traveling, taking in the sights in Australia, South Africa and Cambodia.
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