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Edward Albert
Honorary Fellow
Date of honorary Fellowship admission: 8 August 1919
Edward Albert, Prince of Wales was born in 1894 and is best known for abdicating the throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson. At the time his honorary fellowship was awarded, he was touring the USA and Canada, following on from his diplomatic work during WWI. He died in 1972.
Honorary Fellow
An honorific sporadically granted to both medical and non-medical individuals, the first being awarded in 1696.