Honorary awards

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) by the Chancellor Sir William Cullen at a ceremony held in the Great Hall on 23 June 1920.

Edward, the Prince of Wales arrived in Victoria on 2 April 1920 representing his father, King George V, to thank Australians for the part they played in World War 1.

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