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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ethan Croft

Stop treating us like schoolboys, wail Old Etonians

Simon Henderson, headmaster of Eton

(Picture: MURRAY SANDERS)

They occupy some of the most elite positions in society, but Old Etonians complain they still feel like schoolboys at their reunions. The meet-ups, often hosted by headmaster Simon Henderson, are a chance for Eton to get donations from its well-paid former students.

“The problem with the reunions is that he treats it like a classroom, sort of shushing the tables at the back,” one Old Etonian tells The Londoner. “But they’re trying to get money out of us. We’re the donors now!” Another says, “I love my friends, but I hate my teachers.”

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