For interest, here are some photographs of various characters from the current campaign
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC. The Prime Minister
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill. Head of the Royal Commission
Sir Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Sir William Henry Mahoney Christie. Astronomer Royal. Commission member for Astrographics and Astronomy
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton GCB.
Sir Edward James Harland. Commission member for Shipbuilding and Production
Sir William Henry White. Naval Architect. Commission member for Ship Design
Mr William Blandford. Head of the Royal Geological Society. Commission member for geology and resource planning
Sir William Thomson. Head of the Royal Society. Commission member for Research and Development
More to follow....
Steve