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Honorary Members of the company since 1902 when the first honorary members were admitted.

Jun 1902 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Rosebery, K.G., K.T.

Jun 1902 The Rt. Hon. Lord Balfour of Burleigh, K.T., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.

Jun 1902 Andrew Carnegie, LL.D.

Jan 1904 The Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.

Jan 1905 The Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Craik, Bt., K.C.B.

Mar 1907 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.

Mar 1907 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Balfour, K.G.

Oct 1909 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Mar and Kellie, K.T.

Oct 1909 The Rt. Hon. Lord Pentland, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.

Oct 1909 Sir William Turner, K.C.B.

Mar 1918 The Rt. Hon. Viscount Finlay, G.C.M.G.

Mar 1918 Sir James Alfred Ewing, K.C.B., F.R.S.

Jun 1919 The Rt. Hon. Andrew Bonar Law

Jun 1919 The Rt. Hon. Lord Alness, G.B.E.

Mar 1922 Sir John Struthers K.C.B.

Oct 1925 The Rt. Hon. Earl Baldwin, K.G.

Mar 1929 Sir George Macdonald, K.C.B.

Oct 1931 H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G., K.T.

Oct 1931 The Most Hon. The Marquis of Linlithgow, K.T., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.

Oct 1931 The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Barnby Whitson

Mar 1936 Sir William McKechnie, K.B.E., C.B.

Mar 1938 The Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, F.R.S.

Nov 1940 The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., C.H.

Oct 1941 The Hon. John Gilbert Winant, Hon.C.B.E.

Oct 1943 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Woolton, C.H.

Oct 1943 Sir Thomas Henry Holland, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., F.R.S.

Oct 1943 The Rt. Hon. Viscount Waverley, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.

Oct 1943 Field-Marshal The Rt. Hon. Jan Christiaan Smuts, O.M., C.H.

Mar 1949 *H.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (now Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth, Patron of the Company)

Mar 1949 *H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., O.M., G.B.E., P.C.
Mar 1951 The Rt. Hon. Lord Cooper of Culross, O.B.E.
Mar 1951 The Very Rev. Charles Laing Warr, G.C.V.O., D.D.

Mar 1951 James Cameron Smail, O.B.E., LL.D.

Jun 1953 Admiral of the Fleet The Rt. Hon. Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope,
K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O.

Jun 1953 Sir Edward Appleton, G.B.E., K.C.B., F.R.S.

Nov 1956 The Rt. Hon. Lord Bilsland of Kinrara, K.T., M.C.

Nov 1959 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Mar and Kellie, K.St.J., J.P.

Nov 1959 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Kilmuir, G.C.V.O.

Nov 1959 The Rt. Hon. Viscount Dunrossil, M.C.

May 1962 The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Rosebery, K.T., D.S.O., M.C.

Oct 1962 H.M. The King of Norway, K.G., K.T., G.C.B.

Oct 1967 H.M. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Feb 1970 The Rt. Hon. Lord Erskine of Rerrick, G.B.E., K.St.J., D.L., LL.D.

Oct 1972 The Rt. Hon. The Lord Home of the Hirsel, K.T., P.C., D.L.

Nov 1973 The Rt. Hon. Lord Clydesmuir, K.T., C.B., M.B.E., T.D., LL.D., D.Sc.

Nov 1973 *The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K.T., J.P., D.L.

Oct 1977 The Hon. Lord Birsay, K.T., C.B.E., T.D., D.L.

Jul 1979 *H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., K.T., G.C.B., P.C.

Sep 1981 *His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, K.T., J.P., V.R.D.

Sep 1985 The Rt. Hon. The Lord Maclean of Duart and Morvern, K.T., G.C.V.O., K.B.E., P.C.

Jun 1988 *The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mackay of Clashfern, K.T., P.C., F.R.S.E.

Feb 1993 *The Rt. Hon. The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, K.T., D.L., F.R.S.E.

Oct 1997 *H.R.H. The Princess Royal, K.G., G.C.V.O., Q.S.O.

Dec 1998 *Lady Marian Fraser, L.T.

Jan 2002 The Rt. Hon. Viscount Younger of Leckie, K.T., K.C.V.O., T.D., D.L.
Nov 2004 *Sir Eric Kinloch Anderson KT


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