Royal Fellow of the Royal Society
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A Royal Fellow of the Royal Society is elected to the Fellowship and Foreign Membership of the Royal Society
. The council of the Royal Society recommends members of the British Royal Family
to be elected and then the existing Fellows vote by a secret ballot
whether to accept them.
There are presently five Royal Fellows (excluding the Patron):
The British Monarch is always the Patron
of the Royal Society, regardless of whether he/she has been previously elected a Royal Fellow. The present Patron, Queen Elizabeth II, was elected a Royal Fellow in 1947 before she acceded the throne in 1952.
In the past members of foreign royal families have also been elected Royal Fellows.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
. The council of the Royal Society recommends members of the British Royal Family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
to be elected and then the existing Fellows vote by a secret ballot
Secret ballot
The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of...
whether to accept them.
There are presently five Royal Fellows (excluding the Patron):
- Patron: HM Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
- HRH The Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
(Prince Philip), - HRH The Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
(Prince Charles), - HRH The Princess RoyalAnne, Princess RoyalPrincess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
(Princess Anne), - HRH The Duke of KentPrince Edward, Duke of KentThe Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
(Prince Edward) and - HRH The Duke of Cambridge (Prince William).
The British Monarch is always the Patron
Patrón
Patrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...
of the Royal Society, regardless of whether he/she has been previously elected a Royal Fellow. The present Patron, Queen Elizabeth II, was elected a Royal Fellow in 1947 before she acceded the throne in 1952.
In the past members of foreign royal families have also been elected Royal Fellows.