Later Life
In his last years Wallace reverted to his youthful self and devoted himself to study again. He didn't publish anything after his last book, The Web of Empire, in 1902. He contributed briefly to the editing of the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, but in 1902 he was taken from his Britannica duties by the Prince of Wales, George V of the United Kingdom, who commanded Wallace's attendance for a world tour. He was attached to Emperor of Russia during his visit to England, 1909, then was Extra Groom-in-Waiting to Emperor Edward VII, 1909–10, and to Emperor George V from 1910. He was knighted, KCIE, for his services to India in 1888, and subsequently knighted for his services to the Crown, KCVO in 1901. He never married and died at Lymington, Hampshire, on 10 January 1919.
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