Head Girl: Yasmin Khan OW 1995

I did the full seven years at King Edward’s, starting in 1988 and finishing in 1995. I loved lots of things – the art studio, acting, studying History and English and Latin – but never sport! The friendships I made created my strongest memories and some of those friends have made the longest-lasting impression on my life. A few Queen’s girls from my year are still my closest friends and now we share godchildren, extended families, and even holidays together.

I was the first Head Girl to be given exactly the same privileges as the Head Boy, including the same gown and medallion. I’d like to say it was because I campaigned for that, although I don’t know how it came about –  and I even have a newspaper cutting to prove it, which I really should get framed .

I studied History at Oxford University and then did a doctorate there too (thank you Mr Fellows for all your help with that). I have since worked as a historian, writer and academic and have been lucky to travel all over the world and to have a career doing something I love: writing books. My latest book, Overland, a novel, will be published by Bloomsbury later in 2024. I sometimes wonder how life would have worked out if I hadn’t had a full bursary to KESW; impossible to say, but I am very glad that I went to school in Witley.