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Walking alongside the Queen round the familiar
colonnades towards Back Quad in company with the Head
Palace to the new Modern Languages Institute. Inside the
staff; the clapping continued. Inside Old Hall, She was greeted
Queen was shown a display of the new Wellington College,
by the Principal and students of the Wellington Academy,
China and met with the Nicolson family. She unveiled a plaque
and viewed the architect’s model of our twin school in
inside to commemorate the formal opening, in the name
Wiltshire. At the west end of the Hall, a group of College
of Sir Harold Nicolson, diplomatist, government minister,
students staged a dramatic medley of episodes, vociferously
man of letters, biographer of her Grandfather, George V.
demonstrating the development of Wellington College,
Returning to the main College buildings, the Queen was
beginning with it’s pre-history of the battle of Waterloo and
ushered into the ‘Victoria and Albert’ refreshment room by
ending with the arrival of the present Master. The Queen
the Deputy Head, who pointed out the statute of Her Great-
appeared delighted and laughed at the speed of delivery.
Great Grandfather, Prince Albert. Inside she witnessed
She met some of the Wellingtonian cast and drama staff.
a display of dancing and singing, afterwards meeting with
Emerging onto South Front, the whole of College and
Her Majesty, the Duke of Wellington and the Principal of the Wellington
Academy admire the architect’s model. Captain Katy Granville-Chapman looks on
Her slowly, past Chapel, the Music School and the Old
but it was real. She met briefly members of our domestic
Her Majesty meets Jimmy Mason, a member of the Domestic Staff
for forty-two years
we by the astonishingly dignified Royal car which then took
girl, Georgie Singer [Ap], seemed like a surreal experience,
Her Majesty signs the Visitor’s Book, with the same gold pen she used in 1959
many others, greeted Her yet again. Much impressed were
the student performers and the Duke of Kent’s grandson
pt
Andy Schofield , Principal of Wellington Academy, introduces pupils Michelle
Whitehead, Emma Whyte, Claire Stevens and Ashley Sheridan,
to Her Majesty. Her son, Prince Andrew, is President of the Academy
Opening of the Nicolson Foreign Language Institute. Frankie Nicolson presents
a bouquet to Her Majesty, watched by Gerald Burbidge, Adam Nicolson,
Charles Anson, Nick St Aubyn and Rebecca Nicolson.
Joy Qiao shows Her Majesty a scale model of the new Wellington College
being built in China.
The similarity to Wellington College, Crowthorne seems a pleasant surprise
M. Remy Lamon, Director, explains to Her Majesty the modern methods of
teaching of modern languages in the new Institute building