An Eton College schoolboy has died after he collapsed on the playing fields this weekend.
Raphaël Pryor, who was in Year 13, was playing the historic Field Game – a variation of football – at the school when he became unwell.
The prestigious school in Windsor – which has many notable alumni including Boris Johnson and the Prince of Wales – has been flying its flag at half mast since his death.
Parents at the £50,000-a-year school have been informed, The Telegraph reported.
Onlookers rushed to try and save him but he tragically passed away.
An Eton College schoolboy has died after he collapsed on the playing fields. File image
His father, who was a former pupil, is reported to have been playing on a nearby pitch, according to The Sun.
Headteacher Simon Henderson told the newspaper Raphaël was an ‘outstanding young man’ who lived with ‘joy in his heart’.
He added that the pupil had the ‘brightest of futures ahead of him’ and had ‘excelled’ as a House Captain of the Field Game.
Speaking to The Telegraph, one parent said: ‘He collapsed on the field while he was doing sport and died. It was very sad.’
The Field Game is a sport unique to the school, along with the Eton Wall Game. It id s mix of rugby and football and the rules date back to 1847.
It includes two teams of eleven pupils playing with a Gaelic football – which is harder and smaller than the standard ball.
has approached Eton College for comment.