Latest News and Events are posted on our Blog . A list of the latest Posts can be found in the right hand column if you are viewing on a PC or laptop, or at the bottom of this page if you are using a mobile device. In our Blog, Our Honorary Secretary, Alex Prentice, describes his visit to the site of the old Regent Road School, now being prepared as a music school.
Our Annual Dinner was held in the Function Room at Davies Wine Bar in Pall Mall on the 8th of March 2024. See below for photos of the event.
Our 2024 Christmas Party was held at The Iron Duke in Mayfair here is a report of the event and the photos.
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Photos From Our Recent Events
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Royal High School Club in London Christmas Party 2024
On Monday the 9th of December ten former pupils of the Royal High School met up at the Iron Duke pub for Christmas drinks. The fantastic Christmas decorations in nearby West End streets added to the atmosphere in the pub. When we had drinks in hand Eric Steedman reported good progress with the London Club’s…
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The Royal High School Club in London’s Annual Dinner on the 8th of March 2024
20 attendees assembled in the Function Room of the Davys at St James wine bar in Pall Mall for the 2024 dinner. A party of 5 had travelled down from Edinburgh by train for the event: Head Teacher Pauline Walker, Depute Head Teacher Jen Menzies, School Captain Melissa Thomson and School Vice-Captains Cameron Allan and…
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Christmas Party 2023
On Monday the 11th of December thirteen members of the Royal High School Club in London met up in the Iron Duke pub in Mayfair for our Christmas party. The bar staff had reserved some tables for us in a cosy corner, near to the bar, and we settled down for a relaxed evening of…
Performing Arts
There was a Second World War post-war flurry of stage performances, mainly due to outstanding pupil producers and English teachers. 1949 School Dux Karl Miller and Head of English Hector MacIver (Principal English Master 1947-1966) were leaders in this respect. Signed programs, photos and reviews from the 1948 of “The Authors of Mischief” and the 1950 production of “Just The Job” can be viewed on Drama at the Royal High School 1948 to 1950 page. “The Authors of Mischief” is based on the true events surrounding the shooting of a town official by an aristocratic Royal High Pupil in 1595.
In the 1960s the Dramatic Society staged a number of plays including Becket and Othello. Programs and photographs from these productions feature those who went on to excel in the arts and media including members of our Club. View the Drama at the Royal High in the 1960s to find out more.
RHS Former Pupil Biographies
Rector Pauline Walker asked the School Historian to create a number of contemporary biographies of former pupils.
There are many pupils in the Barnton era, and even since the millennium who have made considerable names for themselves. The first six of these are now on the website on the RHS Former Pupil Biographies page with an interview for each.In addition the RHS History project has compiled shorter biographies in a longer list of distinguished FPs which is available in PDF format and may be downloaded.
Prize Winning Poem 2023
Winner – Kate McGovern
Pauline Walker has forwarded Kate McGovern’s poem ‘Hiding in the woods’ which has won the 2023 London Club prize for an English poem. Kate’s catchy first line ‘Hope hides in the woods’ drew me in and I hope you will enjoy the poem too. (Alex Prentice) read it here
Photographs from our older events are arranged in albums which can be viewed on our Flickr Pages .
Photos and details of our past events may be found on our Event Photographs page
For further information on all aspects of the Annual Drinks Party, please contact Alex Prentice on Home: 01992 554854, Mobile: 07855 640570 or alex.prentice1@btinternet.com.
Royal High School Club Archives
Those of you interested in the historical context may like to view the ‘Club Archives’ page under our ‘Gallery’ menu where a copy of a letter of 1888 proposing the first London Annual Dinner be held in spring 1889. Viewers of ‘The Crown’ may be interested to see newspaper photos of the young Queen Elizabeth’s visit to the school.
About The Royal High School Club in London
Royal High School Club in London welcomes former pupils and teachers of the Royal High School of Edinburgh, Scotland (RHS).
Find out more about the club on our About page and our Past and Present page.
Latest news of the club and events can usually be found in our News and Events blog before appearing on this page.
Our website also contains many stories from former pupils and the odd former teacher. We also have a ‘Where are they now’ section where old school photos can be posted and hopefully former friends can be reunited.
As well as the links at the top of the page, there are links in the footer which may also be useful. In particular, our Site Map provides an overview of the material available and should assist in finding your way around this site.
Committee
The committee ensure that the club runs smoothly. See who they are on the Committee page.