[citation needed] Being such an easily liftable mascot that was often seen in public, Reggie was an obvious target for marauding students from other institutions.

In the 1970s, Reggie was buried upside-down in a pit near Waterloo station, which was filled with concrete; the tip of his tail remained visible.

Having been restored at the cost of around £15,000[citation needed], Reggie has been placed on display in a glass case in the "Lion's Walk", Macadam Building (Strand campus) in 2002, after being filled with concrete to prevent theft, particularly by University College London (UCL) students who, prior to his burial and dumping, had also castrated him.

King's students had also stolen one UCL mascot, Phineas and, allegedly played football with the head of another, Jeremy Bentham.

The gift was a huge success, prompting the Duchess to write a thank you note saying: "Princess Elizabeth is quite delighted with the red lion and refuses to play with anything else.

"[11] Another Reggie soft toy was presented in 2019 to Catherine, Princess of Wales (then Duchess of Cambridge) as a gift for the young Prince George during a visit to KCLSU with Elizabeth II to open its new Bush House building.

It is editorially independent of both the university and the students' union[13] and its award winning website[14] is read by tens of thousands of people per month in over 100 countries.

Located at Strand Campus at Bush House in Central London - previously the headquarters of the BBC World Service - it broadcasts on-campus and worldwide via its website.

[18] Its current website was launched in 2010, broadcasting pre-recorded podcasts from the Macadam Building on the Strand Campus.

Since then, it has produced both live and on-demand broadcasts from the London Varsity Series, including a yearly production from the rugby games at Allianz Park.

[citation needed] The Civil Row is branded as the "flagship current affairs panel show" and the centre for political discussion at King's College.

In January 2006, due to increased student concern for the global community, KCLSU took its two-year Fairtrade University campaign as a major priority.

2008-2009 saw a Conservative elected, suspended, and then finally impeached for alleged racist comments at a NUS training event.

[citation needed] Notable campaigns have included those for widening participation, hidden course costs, housing and accommodation, employment and religious exception.

Before this, policy was determined at Union General Meetings, which all full members of KCLSU were entitled to attend and vote at.

The report was published in early 2005 and suggested a set of proposals that would reflect the balance of responsibility and authority within the students' union.