The Royal Brotherhood – Unity in Diversity – Lesson for a fractured Nation – By Faiz-ur.Rahman (Solankili) The Royal College Class of 1958 comprised of One hundred and forty 10 & 11 year olds from all over the Island, from all strata of society and all religions, spoke Sinhala or Tamil at home and also had a smattering of English.  Some came to school by bus, others by car, a few by bicycle and a few walked to school, whilst another group lived in the school hostel. Very quickly we  grew up to be the Royal Brotherhood – and defined ourselves unashamedly as Royalists, very much like those a hundred years and more before us, and how, many generations after us, will define themselves very proudly. About forty of us met recently, on the 8th of March 2018, for an evening of reminiscence, nostalgia and camaraderie – sixty years after ...

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