Lasting gift to the blind


From Princess with love: Queen Elizabeth, then Princess Elizabeth, donated £25,000, part of her wedding gift, to help fund the construction of the school in Johor Baru in 1953. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: A gift from United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II some 69 years ago help established a school for the blind, which still stands to this day.

SK Pendidikan Khas Princess Elizabeth senior assistant teacher (administration) Azmi Othman said that the school’s long history can be traced back to the late Queen.

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