"We'll probably be doing a salute in our naval uniform and lots of smiling, waving and cheering, " said Alex Slatter, a Royal Hospital School pupil.

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The Royal Hospital School was founded in Greenwich in 1712 as a charity school for the offspring of those injured in naval warfare and is currently celebrating its 300th anniversary.

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It will also see funds directed at improving clinical research facilities at the Perth Royal Infirmary and Dundee's Ninewells Hospital and Medical School.

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