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The date of the next Royal High School Club in London annual dinner was Friday the 13th of March 2026 at the Davy’s at St James wine bar. Photos from the event can be seen below.
The RHS Club’s annual dinner in Edinburgh will be held on Friday the 27th of March at the Royal Scots Club in Abercromby Place. More details to follow later.
Photos from our recent Christmas Drinks at The Iron Duke can be viewed here.
We also have a photo sharing account on Flickr with nearly 1000 photographs from our past events.
Our Club President, Richard Steadman, has polished the President’s Badge of Office, and photographed it. Find out more about Richard and the Badge on the Club President Page.
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.
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Photos From Our Recent Events
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The Royal High School Club in London Annual Dinner 2026.
London Club members, their guests and a party of 5 from the school in Edinburgh assembled for the Annual Dinner on Friday the 13th of March 2026 at the Davys at St James wine bar in Pall Mall. Our President, Richard Steedman, who is also a member of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, made a…
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Royal High School Club in London Christmas Party 2025
On Monday the 15th of December 2025 eight former pupils of the Royal High School met in the familiar surroundings of the Iron Duke pub in London’s Mayfair for our traditional pre-Christmas party. We bagged our favourite table in the corner, near to the bar, and settled down for a convivial evening. Fond memories of…
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Royal High School Club in London Annual Dinner 2025
22 attendees comprising Royal High School Club in London members, their guests and a party of 5 from the school in Edinburgh assembled for the Annual Dinner on Friday the 14th of March 2025 at the Davy’s at St James wine bar in Pall Mall. It was a cold day and we warmed up with…
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 2025
Winner –Caelan Rose
Pauline Walker has forwarded Caelan Rose‘s poem ‘Holding Hands ‘ which has won the 2025 London Club prize for an English poem. 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.