Ken Wheatley was a pupil at the Royal High in the 1950s and later taught art there from 1961 to 1965. He has been in touch with the Club recently and tells what he did after leaving the school – “After I left the RHS I joined STV as a set designer I learned the […]
First Look Inside Scotland’s National Centre for Music
We are proud to share a first glimpse of the National Centre for Music, Scotland’s new home for music performance, education, and creativity, taking shape within the historic former Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. Narrated by broadcaster, presenter, and passionate advocate for Scotland’s music scene, Edith Bowman, the digital architecture film, created by […]
Edinburgh’s Best School?
The Royal High School is not named, but appears on screen in Channel 4’s long running property program “Location, Location, Location“. In Series 44 episode 3, broadcast this September, hosts Kirsty and Phil need to find a property within walking distance of one of Edinburgh’s top 6 schools. They show the family they are helping […]
Poetry Prize 2025
Caelan Rose’s well-constructed poem ‘Holding Hands’ which won the ‘Prize for an English Poem’ sponsored by the RHS Club in London is now featured on our Poetry Prize page. It is nice to sponsor a school prize which generates such high quality entries.
School Annual Report 2025
The Edinburgh Royal High School Annual Report for 2025 is now available to view online. This is a comprehensive review of the work of the school over the last year and we commend it to you. It may be of interest to see more about who endowed the awards. There is a list for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Royal High School Club in London pre-Christmas drinks party
The Royal High School Club in London is hosting an informal pre-Christmas drinks party at the Iron Duke pub, 11 Avery Row, Mayfair, London W1K 4AN on Monday the 9th of December from 6:30 p.m. until around 9:00 p.m. The Iron Duke is the traditional Fuller’s pub in the heart of the West End that […]