Stock Photo - Duke of Edinburgh Gives Presidential Address To British Association At Edinburgh The Duke of Edinburgh, third member of the Royal family to be president of the British Association, Delivering The 6,100-Word Address he prepared while on active service with the Navy. The Duke had just received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws of the University of Edinburgh. On the Evening of Aug. 8, The Duke of Edinburgh gave the presidential address at the British Association for the advancement of science meeting now being held at Edinburgh. This Address, Composed while the Duke was in Command of H.M.S. Magpie in the Mediterranean, has been Widely praised as an outstanding Review on the progress of science. August 10, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).