The Duchess of Cambridge is expected to open the Marlborough College in Nusajaya during a visit to the state with her husband, Prince William, as part of their tour to several countries in conjunction with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Iskandar Regional Development Authority Chief executive officer Ismail Ibrahim said that it would be a historic moment for the college to be opened by Catherine, who is herself a former student from the main campus in the United Kindgom and the future Queen of England.

The college in Nusajaya is currently under construction and is UK’s Marlborough College’s first overseas campus since it was founded in 1843. It will be fully equipped with teaching facilities, comprehensive sporting facilities, including eight rugby fields, a 400m running track, a 25m swimming pool and cricket pitches.

At the age of 13, Catherine, now 30, went to the Marlborough College in Wilthshire where she studied chemistry, biology and art for her A-levels. She left the college, which charges boarding fees of £30,300 per year, in July 2000.