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Home Sweet Home: Katherine Jenkins goes back to school
The superstar Welsh songstress returned to her former school in Neath on Tuesday 18 November to sing in the school assembly.
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1. From the Millennium Stadium to a school assembly
Back at her former school, Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School in Neath, the mezzo-soprano performed at a school assembly and talked about the importance of music education. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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2. Returning to her roots
Katherine paid a visit to her old school as part of the promotional tour for her new album. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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3. Hen Wlad y Nhadau
The singer performed the Welsh national anthem with the school’s choir in assembly. She introduced it by saying: "I sang the Welsh national anthem in the Millennium Stadium in front of more than 70,000 just days after signing my first record contract in 2003 but until now I’ve never recorded it on an album." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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4. Home Sweet Home
Katherine performed the song ‘Dreaming of the Days’ from her new album, 'Home Sweet Home'. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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5. High praise for Wales
Katherine said: "Making this album has been an absolute dream. I am so thankful to be in a place where creativity is encouraged, classical music is understood and where I’ve been allowed to return to where my heart lies musically." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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6. Looking back
Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School was where Katherine took her GCSEs and A levels. She also appeared in school productions of 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Calamity Jane'. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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7. A school assembly with a difference
Katherine performed songs from her tenth solo album, 'Home Sweet Home' for pupils at the school. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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8. A milestone album
The album 'Home Sweet Home' also marks Katherine's tenth year in the music industry. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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9. Fond memories of school
After performing, Katherine spoke of her fond memories of school: "I had five wonderful years at Dwr-y-Felin and it’s only when you’re older you realise the fantastic dedication your teachers showed," she said. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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10. Giving something back
She presented her former music teacher, Enfys Brown, with a framed copy of her new album, 'Home Sweet Home'. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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11. Teaching rugby to her husband
Jenkins told the school assembly that she’d started teaching her new husband, Andrew Levitas, about the rules of rugby. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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12. A warning about cuts to arts education
The singer also took the opportunity to criticise recent cuts to arts education, saying: "In Dwr-y-Felin teachers like Mrs Brown put so much of their own time and energy into school productions but now it seems arts and music are the first things to be cut back when funding is reduced." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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13. Katherine Jenkins's old school
Katherine Jenkins visited her former school, Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School in Neath, to perform for staff and pupils on 18 November 2014. Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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14. A world without music
"The world would be a much duller place without music so I just can’t understand why arts and music funding seem to be the first to be cut." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
