The Garrick Club is two centuries old and set to allow women members for the first time. (RockingStock via Getty Images.)
London’s Garrick Club voted to allow women to join for the first time since it was founded in 1831, responding to growing public pressure to end its archaic all-male setup.
The Garrick, a private club named for an 18th century actor, has been under scrutiny this year since a leak revealed that members included such establishment figures as King Charles, senior politicians, journalists, judges and actors.
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