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Patron and Presidents

Royal Patrons since 1815

1815   Edward, Duke of Kent
1817   Augustus, Duke of Sussex
1819   Victoria, Duchess of Kent
1819   King Leopold I of Belgium
1821   The King of Hanover
1822   Frederick, Duke of York
1823   King George IV
1826   Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
1826   King William IV
1837   Queen Victoria
1843   The Prince Consort
1856   King Edward VII
1870   Queen Alexandra
1910   King George V
1936   King George VI
1951   Queen Elizabeth II

Joint Presidents

Viscount Bridgeman
G Nissen CBE
P Mitford-Slade OBE
I Plenderleith CBE
D Barnett
M Wheeler CBE

Vice Presidents

John Andrewes	Mark Loveday
Imogen Barker	Rae Lyster
Peter Barton	Geoff Martin
David Blomfield	Val McKenna
The Rt. Hon. Virginia Bottomley	Andy Merry
Dave Brown	Roger Mew
The Hon. Julian Byng	Anne Noakes
David Caddy	Bridget O'Brien-Twohig
Jonathan Davie	Anne Overstall
Michael Dobson	Teehan Page
Roger Fidgen	Lord Howard Of Penrith
James Flecker	Steve Poole
Mike Grenier	Luke Ponsonby
Tim Guinness	Stuart Popham
David Harvey JP	Hugh Priestley
Chris Hawkins	David Prince
Justyn Herbert	Paul Reed
Christopher Holdsworth Hunt	John Rogers
Sir David Howard Bt	Derek Riches
David Jarrett	Ron Stewart
Sir Brian Jenkins GBE	Nigel Taunt
Sir John Kemp-Welch	Julian Tregoning
Michael Kirkwood CMG	Peter Verstage
Angela Knight CBE	The Earl of Verulam
	Andy Wotton

Appeal Presidents since the year 2000

2023	Hugh Priestley
2022	Oliver Stocken CBE
2021	Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone PC DL
2020	Derek Riches
2019	The Hon David Laws
2018	David Barnett
2017	Michael Dobson
2016	Angela Knight CBE
2015	Michael Kirkwood CMG
2014	Lord Howard of Penrith
2013	Mark Loveday
2012	Peter Barton DL
2011	Jonathan Davie
2010	Hugh Priestley
2009	Sir Brian Jenkins GBE
2008	Patrick Mitford-Slade OBE
2007	Julian Tregoning
2006	Ian Plenderleith CBE
2005	Christopher Holdsworth Hunt
2004	Sir David Howard, Bt
2003	Sir John Kemp-Welch
2002	Graham Ross Russell
2001	Timothy Guinness
2000	The Hon. Kevin Pakenham