By royal appointment

Pupils from West Derby School were invited to the prestigious Annual International Federation of Warehousing Logistics Association (IFWLA) which was this year based in Liverpool.
The IFWLA  selected the UK this year, and particularly Liverpool as their host city, as Derrick Potter is currently their President.
West Derby School enjoys links with Derrick Potter through his business, Potter logistics, and the schools career ready programme.
West Derby pupils showcased a new educational business board game called ‘Business On The Move’.
The game allows players to act as logistics managers and plan how stock is shipped around the world; it is similar to Monopoly but with a real-life business focus.
Pupils demonstrated how the game can be played to a series of global business leaders who asked questions about what they had learned from the game and how it applied to their industry.
Headteacher Margaret Rannard, said: “Our boys put on a brilliant performance for the business delegates but also impressed the conference’s opening guest speaker, HRH The Princess Royal!
“Princess Anne chatted to several of our pupils about the business game and shared a few jokes with them about the unexpected problems that businesses encounter.
“Against the splendour of the town hall, which is adorned with paintings of royalty and important figures from Liverpool’s history, this was quite an honour.
“The boys demonstrated their business knowledge with enthusiasm and Princess Anne seemed very keen to engage with them. They were perfect ambassadors for our school”.