Thirty years after expelling Sophie Lloyd for masquerading as a man to join the then exclusively male Magic Circle, the ...

Back in 1991, Sophie Lloyd pulled off the ultimate illusion, tricking the Magic Circle into thinking she was a man. But over 30 years after being unceremoniously kicked out, the Circle has tracked ...

Sophie Lloyd was accepted into the Magic Circle in 1991 after performing a magic show in disguise - Matt Writtle/Telegraph Media Group ...

"Raymond Lloyd" was granted membership of the Magic Circle in 1991 A magician who tricked her way into the Magic Circle is finally being granted membership - 34 years after she was kicked out.

"Raymond Lloyd" was granted membership of the Magic Circle in 1991 [Courtesy of Sophie Lloyd] ...

Back in 1991, Sophie Lloyd pulled off the ultimate illusion, tricking the Magic Circle into thinking she was a man. But over 30 years after being unceremoniously kicked out, the Circle has tracked ...

This is thanks to Laura London, the first female chairman of the Magic Circle, who spent months trying to track down the elusive Lloyd, who had moved to southern Spain 11 years ago.

A magician who tricked her way into the Magic Circle is finally being granted membership - 34 years after she was kicked out. Sophie Lloyd says she disguised herself as a man to fool examiners into ...

How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet? Back in 1991, Sophie Lloyd pulled off the ultimate illusion, tricking the Magic Circle into thinking she was a man. But over 30 ...