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THE VISIT OF
HER MAJESTY
THE UEEN
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As the College Clock struck
The assembly in Front Quad was colourful, with our
the hour on a bright 1st December in our
ccf contingent’s Royal Guard of Honour, presenting arms
anniversary year, suddenly our Royal Visitor
in Salute, our Corps’ banners dipping to the ground as
was amongst us, drawing up in front of our eyes in Her
only permitted for our Sovereign Lady. The wind band
car at Great Gate. The sense of expectation was the
played with gusto.
T
hree o’clock.
The new stone inscription marking
same as fifty years ago, we are told.
Her visit was pointed out to Her, as
Hearts beating fast. Another very
were those commemorating Queen
special day in our history.
Victoria’s opening of the College in
Greeted
by
the
welcoming
1859 and Her own visit with Prince
party of our Royal President, Vice-
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1959 at
President, Lord Lieutenant of the
the time of our Centenary. Pupils
Royal County, the Master and Dr
from Eagle House waved their union
Joanna Seldon, the Head of College
flags energetically.
escorted Her Majesty into Front
School she viewed a display of pupils’
Quad,
rounds
Art, meeting with some of the artists,
of handclapping marking genuine
as well as reminders of previous
affection by all the assembled
Royal visits over the past 150 years
accompanied
by
Inside Great
Wellington Community. She was broadly smiling, pleased
to be with us. The glistening eyes that followed her
The war memorial panels were shown to Her, including the
around showed how pleased we were to have Her as our
name of Prince Maurice of Battenburg ow, a relation. She
especial guest for the afternoon. She quickly put us at
Our Royal Visitor, accompanied by the Master Dr Seldon
in photographs and symbolic artefacts from our collection.
met Glen Waugh, our longest-serving teacher and others of
our ease. That is Her way.
common Room as she made Her progress around College.