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St. Tony of Fettes is now in charge of emissions, sorry admissions.
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And Fettes is much more ‘North Briton’ in character.
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"The taxpayer is spending more than £15m a year to send the children of British diplomats and military officers to private schools such as Fettes, Winchester, Roedean and Marlborough.
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It was around this time that Wayne introduced Rab to his Fettes friends.
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Perhaps keen to get his money's worth, Wayne's father would take great pleasure in turning up to founder's day at Fettes, a formal event on the last day of the summer term, with a string of overblown beauties.
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He performed terribly at the school and escaped at age 13 to the relative haven of Fettes, a school near Edinburgh.
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Years later, addressing Fettes' student body, Ogilvy said: Fellow duds, take heart!
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Next, he'll send his kids to Fettes, become a catholic.
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She also briefly attended Tony Blair's alma mater, Fettes, though Blair had long departed.
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However, Kathleen chose to send Wayne to Fettes College, a top independent school, whose former pupils include Tony Blair, so the bill was rather more than he expected.
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