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Members of London’s Garrick Club vote to let women join for first time

The Garrick Club was founded in 1831 in the heart of London's West End [File: Tolga Akmen/AFP]

The members of the men-only Garrick Club in central London have voted to allow women to join for the first time.

The 193-year-old club’s membership remains a closely guarded secret, but the Guardian newspaper revealed in March that it included about 1,500 men, mostly prominent members of Britain’s establishment.

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