10 June 2014

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PRINCESS Anne did the honours at the unveiling of the McIndoe statue outside Sackville College this afternoon in front of an estimated crowd of around 500.

A loud cheer went up as eight Guinea Pigs exited Sackville College after a royal reception, during which the East Grinstead Concert bank played wartime favourites to the waiting crowd.

But it wasn’t just a proud moment for the East Grinstead.

Jenny Watson, the Town Council gardener who cares for the award-winning East Court estate, saw her pretty posy of early summer flowers – gathered from the flower beds behind the Mansion – presented to the Princess.