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1. www.bbc.com › news › uk-scotland-north-east-orkneyGordonstoun: The Scottish school that educated a king - BBC

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   The decision for the future King Charles to be educated at Gordonstoun was a departure from the royal norm.

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2. www.scotsman.com › heritage-and-retro › heritageKing Charles at Gordonstoun: How a Scottish school shaped the ...

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   Apr 24, 2023 · He was flown to RAF Lossiemouth in a plane piloted by his father and then driven about half a mile to Gordonstoun. King Charles attended the school for five years and resided in the Windmill...

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3. www.gordonstoun.org.uk › king-charles-gordonstounKing Charles and Gordonstoun

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   There has never been any question that King Charles played a full part in life at Gordonstoun during his time at the school; he played in and toured with the school orchestra, sang in the choir, he enjoyed pottery, liked hockey, ‘loathed’ cricket and broke his nose while playing rugby.

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4. www.voanews.com › a › from-pirate-king-to-real-kingThe School That Helped Shape Charles - Voice of America

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   Sep 11, 2022 · Charles, the new British monarch, was 13 when in May 1962 he began attending Gordonstoun, a private school on the north coast of Scotland where his late father Prince Philip had also studied...

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   Sep 10, 2022 · Americans mourn the loss of the Queen Elizabeth II. At a remote Scottish boarding school, King Charles III spent his formative years developing a passion for the arts and environment, and ...

6. www.scotsman.com › heritage-and-retro › heritageHow Gordonstoun and its notorious Outward Bound philosophy ...

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   Apr 9, 2021 · It was at Gordonstoun that he is said to have found himself - under the strict, outdoor-based regime imposed by pioneering German Jewish educator Kurt Hahn who fled the Third Reich and...

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   Did King Charles play a part in life at Gordonstoun?

   • There has never been any question that King Charles played a full part in life at Gordonstoun during his time at the school; he played in and toured with the school orchestra, sang in the choir, he enjoyed pottery, liked hockey, ‘loathed’ cricket and broke his nose while playing rugby.

   King Charles and Gordonstoun

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   Why did King Charles go to Gordonstoun?

   • Lisa Kerr, principal of Gordonstoun, said King Charles' life of service, love of the outdoors, enjoyment of the arts and intellectual curiosity had all been nurtured at the school. "It was at Gordonstoun that he discovered a love of archaeology and became an accomplished actor and potter," she said.

   Gordonstoun: The Scottish school that educated a king - BBC

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   When did King Charles study at Gordonstoun?

   • King Charles and his late father Prince Philip both attended Gordontoun with the former studying here between 1962 to 1967. Philip joined in September of 1937 at the age of 13 and attended the school for five years.

   Gordonstoun: Everything to know about King Charles's school

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   Why did Philip send Charles to Gordonstoun?

   • In a letter to the Queen in May 1961, the Queen Mother argued that Eton would be “ideal . . . for one of his character & temperament”. She added if Charles attended Gordonstoun “he might as well be at school abroad”. But looking to toughen up his timid son, Philip decided that sending Charles to Gordonstoun would be for his own good.

   King Charles at Gordonstoun: How a Scottish school shaped the King

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8. www.heraldscotland.com › news › 24343968Gordonstoun: Everything to know about King Charles's school

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   May 24, 2024 · King Charles III has become patron of his former Scottish school Gordonstoun, taking over the role from his late father, Prince Philip. It was here that the head of state secured his five...