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Ahead of the King's Christmas message tomorrow, Education Correspondent Calum Ross brings you a slightly quirkier tale. One of the former classmates of Charles at Gordonstoun, Scottish businessman Graham Hadley, has come to the defence of the King, claiming the “Colditz in kilts” phrase long attributed to His Majesty about the Scottish private school is a "complete fabrication".

It's a fascinating read as you're hopefully curled up in bed with a cup of coffee or tea - read more here

Now on the trivia front. Yesterday we asked: What time is the King's message - and the Queen's speech before him - normally broadcast on Christmas Day?

The answer is: 3pm.

We'll take a day off from delivering you this regular newsletter tomorrow, but be back on Boxing Day with all the very latest. In the meantime, we wish you a very Merry Christmas.

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