The Queen might be “fondly remembered” on the faculty the place her husband and three sons had been educated, its principal has stated.
Lisa Kerr, principal of Gordonstoun, additionally stated the varsity needs “each success” to its former pupil King Charles as he begins his reign.
The Queen had an in depth connection to Gordonstoun by means of her husband the late Duke of Edinburgh, her three sons Charles, Edward and Andrew and two of her grandchildren (Zara and Peter) who all attended the varsity in Moray.
She commonly visited each formally and informally, taking an in depth curiosity within the progress of the princes and watching them on stage or on the sports activities area.
Ms Kerr stated: “Queen Elizabeth II might be fondly remembered.
“We bear in mind our late Queen sitting alongside Prince Philip in seats reserved with items of paper which merely stated, ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’.
“She visited the varsity commonly and our college students additionally noticed her on the Braemar Gathering, a highland video games occasion which she attended yearly.
“We are going to all the time bear in mind her heat assist for Gordonstoun and we ship our heartfelt condolences to the Royal Household.”
Gordonstoun stated that in his faculty days, Charles was a member of the coastguard and was a gifted musician and actor, who performed the trumpet, cello and sang within the faculty choir.
He additionally commonly gained the lead half in class performs, enjoying Macbeth and the Pirate King in Pirates Of Penzance.
He was a faculty guardian (head boy) in his remaining yr in addition to being a color bearer (prefect) and head of his boarding home.
Ms Kerr stated: “We're extremely happy with the way in which Gordonstoun helped to form His Majesty King Charles III and he has said on many events that it had a constructive affect on him.
“His Majesty’s lifetime of service, love of the outside, enjoyment of the humanities and mental curiosity had been all nurtured at college.
“It was at Gordonstoun that he found a love of archaeology and have become an completed actor and potter.
“He additionally helped the group by means of his involvement within the Coastguard Service, and His Majesty stays a patron of the Coastguard to at the present time.
“A lot of our former pupils who had been his contemporaries speak of a quiet and gifted pupil who blossomed at college, particularly after an trade journey to Australia.
“We want him each success in his reign.”