A leaked email from Christopher Kirker to all members yesterday described Tuesday's vote ending the London institution's men-only rules as "momentous" and addressed questions about how quickly the club might move to admit women.
Pro-women members have acknowledged that the club would need to find a way to expedite the general admission of women to bypass the club's complex admission process, which in normal circumstances can stretch over at least two years.
Some Garrick members are proposing to fast-track Joanna Lumley into the club, as an apology for the behaviour of several men a decade ago who scribbled over and tore up an earlier nomination submission made by her fellow actor Hugh Bonneville.
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