Ex-Python Palin to Lead Royal Geographic Society
Michael Palin is slated to be president of the Royal Geographical Society starting June 1, with his confirmation. Palin has done travel television for much of the last 30 years since he was part of the groundbreaking comedy team Monty Python. The RGS has had its challenges of late, including a call by traditionalist to restart formal earthbound explorations.
In case you think this might not be on the up and up, I received this official RGS-IBG statement:
We are delighted that Michael will be the Society’s new President from
1st June. He is not involved in the recent debate, which has now been
decided by a vote of the Fellowship yesterday, and he has no comment to
make on that. He’s looking forward to leading the Society into its next
stage of development, working with everyone concerned.
