On Wednesday 12 July 2023, we celebrated the induction of 62 new Fellows and Honorary Fellows — as well as those elected in recent years who had not been able to attend previous parties — at the Garden Museum in London. After being formally inducted by our President, Bernardine Evaristo, they then signed their names in the RSL Roll Book using a pen from our collection. The RSL’s pens are from some of the most historically influential UK writers including Arnold Wesker, Andrea Levy, Jean Rhys, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, T.S. Eliot and Lord Byron. The Roll Book dates back to 1825, five years after the founding of the charity in 1820, and features the signature of Fellows and Honorary Fellows elected in the past 200 years. Watch the announcements below, as well as the President’s Address, and take a look at all the photos in our gallery.
Summer Party Announcements and President’s Address
Summer Party Photo Gallery
Hover over the image below and click on the arrows to scroll through the photos, or click to be taken through to view the full gallery.
Images credit RSL/Adrian Pope.
Photobooth pictures courtesy of Showtime Photo Booth and GIFs created with their GIF Booth Hire.