The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) is the governing Masonic lodge for the majority of freemasons in England, Wales, and the Commonwealth of Nations. Claiming descent from the Masonic Grand Lodge formed 24 June 1717 at the Goose & Gridiron Tavern in London, it is considered to be the oldest Masonic Grand Lodge in the world, together with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland.
Accomondation certificate of the United Grand Lodge of England, issued 6 July 1925, when the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was the Grand Master
The presenters of Craftcast. Left to right - Stephen Whatley, Shaun Butler and James Dalton
Herbert Morrison claimed that his bid for the Labour Party leadership was sabotaged by Freemasonry.
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or navy career. A Whig, he was known for his liberal views, which included reform of Parliament, abolition of the slave trade, Catholic Emancipation, and the removal of existing civil restrictions on Jews and Dissenters.
Nine-year-old Prince Augustus in 1782, painted by Thomas Gainsborough
Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex, by Henri-Pierre Danloux, c. 1794
The Duke of Sussex in robes of the Garter, by James Lonsdale, c. 1820