In a sunlit nursery somewhere in north London, a tutor – one who is presumably able to quote both Shakespeare and Debrett’s – will soon be paid £180,000 a year to ensure his one-year-old charge never mispronounces Belvoir Castle. And yes, a baby who hasn’t yet mastered “mama” and “dada” might seem a tad young to be grappling with the British class system – but according to an advert on Tutors International, this is the perfect age to start cultivating “a truly bicultural child” who could one day attend “Eton, St Paul’s, Westminster or Harrow”.
