Knight's Retirement
In 1989, at the age of 78, Rona Knight decided that it was time for her to retire. She felt that it would be inappropriate for the school to continue without her, as the school had been under her personal supervision throughout its existence. She felt that she would rather leave with dignity, while the school was still running successfully.
Sir Robin Phillips, Baronet - who had worked closely with Hazel Malone in her West End office, and had later taken over the running of the school agency after the death of John Martin - wanted Corona to continue with him as principal. But Rona was adamant that Corona Academy must close: although she had no objections to his opening a similar school under another name to re-house her pupils, he or anyone else was not to use the name Corona as the name was personal to her. So on the 14th of July 1989 Corona Academy closed down, and for many old pupils it was an end of an era. Rona Knight died in 2003 and is greatly missed by all her ex-pupils.
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