Princess Anne’s royal visit to King’s College London yesterday (07.10.14) was called off due to a strike.
The princess royal was expected to open the university’s new $63 million Denmark Hill campus in south London, but the event was cancelled due to a strike by teachers and other staff over plans to cut 60 jobs.
A King’s College spokesperson said Princess Anne’s visit was nixed ”following the announcement by the University and College Union, supported by the Students’ Union, that they will be joining a national day of strike action on pay and pensions on 10 July 2014”.
The university has ”decided to postpone the opening” and will reschedule the royal event for a later date.
Just days prior to the opening, Princess Anne, 63, visited Harrogate for the Great Yorkshire Show where she watched the first ever women’s sheep-shearing contest.
Competitor Anna Hall told the Wetherby News: ”She was lovely, she asked us where we were from and seemed supportive that it’s time us girls got time to shine.”
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Princess Anne’s university visit cancelled
Princess Anne’s royal visit to King’s College London to open a new campus was cancelled due to strike action yesterday (07.10.14).