The Naval and Military Club, known informally as "The In & Out", is a private members club located in St James's Square, London. It was founded in 1862 for gentlemen of the British Armed Forces. It now also accepts female members, and members who have not served in the armed forces, but continues to observe service traditions.
The Club was founded in 1862 by six officers, chiefly from the Buffs (The Royal East Kent Regiment), because the three then existing military clubs in London - the United Service, the Junior United Service, and the Army and Navy - were all full.
The Club was formerly based at Cambridge House at 94 Piccadilly, opposite Green Park. It came to be known as "The In & Out" from the prominent signs on the building's separate vehicle entrance and exit gates. In 1996, the club purchased its current premises at 4 St James's Square, designed by Edward Shepherd in 1679 for Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent and the former London home of Waldorf and Nancy Astor from 1912 to 1942. After a programme of refurbishment the club took up occupancy on 1 February 1999. To perpetuate its traditional nickname, the words "In" and "Out" were painted on the two flanking columns of the portico of the house.
The Club's President was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who had been a member since 1947. Notable past members include Prince Louis of Battenberg, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Field Marshal the Earl Roberts, John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Redvers Buller, David Niven, T. E. Lawrence, and Robert Falcon Scott, who is commemorated on the Club's Roll of Honour. The Club includes a total of thirty-three past members who have been awarded either the Victoria Cross or George Cross. All current recipients of these awards are honorary members of the Club. Notable current members include Prince Andrew, Duke of York, William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor, Khalid bin Sultan, Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce, Peter de la Billiere, and Peter Wall, who is the current Vice-Chairman.
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