King’s Community Unites in Remembrance

On November 11^th, pupils, staff, guests and Old Vigornians gathered in the Cathedral for a service of Remembrance to honour Armistice Day.

Head of Foundation, Mr Charles, introduced the service, saying it was “a moment of solemn reflection as we commemorate the lives of fallen Old Vigornians who gave their tomorrow for our today.”

School chaplain, Reverend Dr Dorsett, delivered a moving Address. He told the congregation: “Peace, security and freedom are truly precious gifts which we should never take for granted. We should remember that every day, not just on the 11th day of November. The only way to even begin to redeem the horror of war is to fully commit ourselves to the daily living out of the humane, decent and democratic values for which so very many gave their lives.”

Heads of School, Ava T and Theo S, along with OV, Major General Johan Brun (Ret.) (H61-63), laid a wreath in honour of The Fallen. This was followed by a reading of ‘Flanders Fields’ by John McRaee from Alec Mackie (Cl 47-56) and a further reading from Senior Scholar Ella P. Prayers were then led by School Chaplain, Reverend Dr Dorsett, as well as a number of hymns.

The service included a performance of ‘Before Action’ by Hilgrove Kenrick – originally written in 2024 for our school choir’s performance at the Menin Gate in Belgium.

Congratulations to Music Scholar, Charlie M, for playing the Last Post. This is a very significant piece of music in the service, with great courage required to play alone in front of 1000 people.