Words: Harry Shukman
“Colditz in kilts” was how King Charles described his experience at Gordonstoun, comparing his Scottish boarding school to the famous Nazi camp for prisoners of war. In retrospect, this now seems a little harsh. At least in Colditz the prisoners were able to close the windows at night. In Gordonstoun, it was school policy to leave them open, even in winter — pupils would wake up in the morning with snow on their blankets.
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