HRH The Duke of Edinburgh received the Albert Medal in 1963 'for distinguished merit in promoting arts, manufactures and commerce'

Design at Work exhibition held at the Royal Academy, opened on 26 October 1948. Organised jointly by the RSA, Council of Industrial Design and the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry. Exhibits all the work of RDI's, objective to illustrate the importance of the designer as an essential factor in national industry.

HRH Princess Elizabeth being introduced to Mr and Mrs Gardner at RDI Evening Reception. Mr Reco Capey, RDI, in background

On the Princess' right is Mr Herbert Morrison, and on her left Lord Ismay

On the Princess' right is Mr Herbert Morrison, and on her left Lord Ismay

Centenary Cup, designed by John Monteith Gates in collaboration with Don Weir, was hand fashioned of clear crystal by Steuben Glass at Corning, New York. The centenary of the Corning Glass Works, founded in 1851, was commemorated by the opening of the Corning Glass Center, dedicated to the history of art, science and industry of glassmaking. Corning Glass commissioned this commemorative cup in honour of the long relationship which has existed between the arts and industries of Britain and America

Centenary Cup, designed by John Monteith Gates in collaboration with Don Weir, was hand fashioned of clear crystal by Steuben Glass at Corning, New York. The centenary of the Corning Glass Works, founded in 1851, was commemorated by the opening of the Corning Glass Center, dedicated to the history of art, science and industry of glassmaking. Corning Glass commissioned this commemorative cup in honour of the long relationship which has existed between the arts and industries of Britain and America

Received the silver medal for his simple system of grassland recording

Prize of a gold medal and £500 offered 'A means of promoting the production or the economic utilization of food in Britain'. Awarded to Dr. Ronald Edgar Slade for a scheme for two systems of farming, one for grassland and the other for arable land

HRH Princess Elizabeth arriving at the Faculty Evening Reception and being welcomed by Mr Ernest Goodale, Chairman of the Council

Received the Albert Medal in 1931 'in grateful appreciation of his Presidency of the Society since 1911'