Celebrating the life of – Queen Elizabeth II

HISTORY AND HERITAGE

The community gathered on the JS White Oval on Tuesday 20 September 2022 to commemorate the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. This was one of two services hosted by the School during the two-week morning period across all three campuses of The King’s School.

Over the years, the School has had several opportunities to participate in Royal Tours. In 1970, the Queen’s visited Old Government House to mark the restoration and reopening of the building as a museum by the National Trust. While the Preparatory School had vacated the site in 1955, and the whole School had relocated all students to its Gowan Brae campus by 1968, King’s was given the opportunity to be involved in the reopening ceremony and Queen’s visit. The King’s School Cadet Corps was on parade for the day’s celebrations and inspected very favourably by the Queen and accompanying royal party.

In April 2022, during The Princess Royal visit to Sydney as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, Her Royal Highness hosted a dinner at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to honour many of the organisations of which she is Patron. The King’s School and The King’s School, Tudor House were asked by the visit hosts to assist with the visit and provided a large contingent of students to welcome Her Royal Highness to Kirribilli, to entertain guests and to provide music during the dinner.

Queen Elizabeth II and1986 School Captain Phillip Thomas