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Under Amount, please select £30 (or the equivalent over the course of a year).</p> </div></div> <p>Your data will be processed in accordance with the Eton College Privacy Policy, which can be found <a href="https://www.etoncollege.com/privacy-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>For further information please <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f690849f93989285b69382999895999a9a939193d8998491d8839d">email us</a> or write to:</p> <p>Friends of the Eton College Collections, Eton College, Windsor, SL4 6DW</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Events</h2> <p>We hold at several special events for Friends every year. 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