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60s and was keen to re-establish the relation- ship. Over 30 magni cent old Rolls Royce and Napier cars, the oldest being 116 years old, car- ried out driving tests on New College Square. One of the tests was a blindfold driving course with guidance provided by the (un-blindfolded) passenger, resulting in more than one domestic in the husband and wife category. At the end of the afternoon, the Commandant’s wife, Mrs Lu Nanson, presented the light-hearted prize for ‘the car she would most like to be driven home in’.
The Trust also hosted the Concours d-Elegance event of elite cars and its patron, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, a Sandhurst alumnus. Although his magni cent Bentley was one of the oldest cars taking part in the rally, the show was stolen by a 1960s Ferrari 250 GT raced at Le Mans by Sir Stirling Moss and the late Graham Hill and reckoned to be worth in the region of thirty mil- lion pounds!
Reunions continue to be a staple of the Trust with an increase to 22 in 2016. These ranged from 20 year reunions to several 50 and even 60 year events. The success of the events is a tting tribute to Sam Bossi who left us in December after ten years of sterling service to the charity. She will be sorely missed.
Reunions are a crucial core business for the charity, providing well-organised events for the Sandhurst alumni. Former cadets are able to request a copy of their Sandhurst report, with the Trust staff despatched to the archives in the bowels of Old College to locate the le. Alumni are also encouraged to send photographs of
The blindfold driving test
The Director welcomes HRH Prince Michael of Kent
their time at Sandhurst and these are put onto a large screen on a rolling display during the event. However, the main point of the reunions is a way for old comrades to get together as equals, whether they retired as a Lieutenant or a Lieu- tenant General.
One reunion with a difference was Waterloo Com- pany from the early 1960s. Over 100 alumni, all in their 70s, came together to pay their respects to WO2 Reg Page, ex Grenadier Guards who had been their Company Sergeant Major and who died after a long illness. Not only was the event a tribute to the bond between cadets and staff that is the hallmark of Sandhurst, but they presented a magni cent silver cup for the use of future Waterloo Companies.
We also organised a Diamond Wedding Anniver- sary lunch for Maj Reynolds, member of Intake 2 (1947). This remarkably sprightly gentleman was supported by his best man, also Intake 2 and a descendant of Lt Neville Coghill VC who was
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