BRITAIN’S first state-funded Hindu school was given the honour of hosting the Queen last month as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour.
Accompanied by Prince Philip, the Queen visited the Krishna Avanti Primary School in Harrow, London on March 29, as a crowd of more than 1,500 local residents welcomed the monarch.
The royals watched a three-minute fusion performance of Bharatanatyam by dancers from the Srishti-Nina Rajarani Dance Creations, one of the resident companies at Harrow Arts Centre. The Queen also enjoyed a verse in Bengali chanted by Year 1 children from the school.
Later she unveiled a tapestry which depicted Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a Hindu saint and social reformer. It was given as a gift from the school to Buckingham Palace.
