King's College London, is one of the oldest, and most respected university institutions in the UK. 'KCL' or 'King's' as is better known, was founded in 1829 by
King George IV and
Arthur Wellesley - Duke of
Wellington, making it the fourth oldest university in England. It is consistently ranked within the top 25 universities in the world, and lays claim to 10 Nobel Prize laureates amongst its alumni and current and former faculty.
EXAMPLE #1
Person 1: 'I got into
King's! So relieved I didn't end up at
UCL!'
Duke of Wellington: 'I must congratulate you on that, your hard work has spared you the horror of an education from that godless institution on
Gower Street!'
EXAMPLE #2
'I am applying
to King's College London to study Medicine. But why are you applying to UCL? King's is FAR better! We even have a lion named Reggie, and those half wits from Gower Street have tried to steal him many a time!'