When she revealed her gender after women were officially allowed to join, the Magic Circle's members voted to expel her for "deliberate deception".

[6] The motto of the society is the Latin indocilis privata loqui,[7] which roughly translated means "not apt to disclose secrets".

Since 1998, The Magic Circle building[8] in central London near Euston Station in Camden has been available for meetings and corporate entertainment.

The museum features magic tricks, props, posters, programmes, toys, photographs and artefacts related to conjuring history.

Items of interest include, Robert Harbin's original Zig Zag illusion, Chung Ling Soo's robes, an original Sooty with associated Harry Corbett apparatus, sets of props used by television magicians David Nixon and Tommy Cooper, a sound recording of Harry Houdini taken from an Edison cylinder, and a set of cups and balls used by Charles, the then Prince of Wales when he took his Magic Circle exam in 1975.

The exam takes place in front of a panel of judges, and candidates must demonstrate their skills to members in a rehearsed act.

Members of The Magic Circle include: King Charles III, Jay & Joss,[12][13] Luis de Matos,[14] Michael Vincent,[15] Dynamo,[16][17] Walter Rolfo [it],[18] and Stephen Fry.

[19] Penn & Teller however have been refused membership due to their tradition of revealing the secrets to magic tricks during their performances.

degree can also be attained through thesis, and in rare cases – that is when a candidate gains 18 or higher out of a possible 20 marks in the written exam – examinees taking the M.M.C.

degree may be awarded with a gold star, to signify that the recipient is a performer of magic (as opposed to e.g. an inventor, historian or noteworthy volunteer for the Society).

Members of the Young Magicians Club are eligible to join The Magic Circle at a reduced rate when they reach 18, but then they must complete the examination procedure for full membership.

[citation needed] The Young Magicians Club holds their annual one-day convention every October called 'J-Day'.

In recent years, the celebrity guest lectures have been presented by Derren Brown in 2010, Dynamo in 2011, John Archer in 2012, Marvin Berglas in 2013, Luis De Matos in 2014 and Dave Loosley and Andi Gladwin in 2015.

The popularity of the Harry Potter franchise was one of the key reasons for the organisation's growth this century with membership doubling after the announcement of the first film in 2001.