This beautiful two-storey square building with neo-Mughal and neo-classical architectural features was opened in 1941 as a school for noble and royal boys – hence the name. Two floors of ornate arcades look down on a small courtyard, and inside, the old classrooms now display school items including a teacher's bag, old quills and ink pots, and even the cane used on naughty royals. There are also pictures of alumni, but these are labelled only in Arabic.
Princes School
Eastern Province
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