Guest Speakers

1920

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Doveton Sturdee, Bt.,K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O. & The Rt. Hon. the Lord Riddell

1921

Charles Howard Esq

1922

Vice Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, Bt., K.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M.G., D.S.O.

1923

Admiral of the Fleet The Rt. Hon. the Earl Beatty, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., P.C.

1924

Robert Harris, Esq

1925

The Rt. Hon. Sir John Simon, K.C.V.O., O.B.E., K.C., M.P.

1926

A. Fairfax Luxmoore, Esq., K.C.

1927

Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.

1928

Lt. Col. J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P.

1929

Maj. Gen. Sir John Rose Bradford, K.C.M.G., C.B. C.B.E., M.D.

1930

Bernard Darwin

1931

H.D.G. Leveson- Gower, Esq

1932

No Dinner

1933

The Hon, Mr Justice Langton, O.B.E.

1934

Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant, Bt., K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E.

1935

The Rt. Hon. Sir John Simon, G.C.S.I., K.C.V.O., O.B.E., K.C., M.P.

1936

Bernard Darwin Esq

1937

The Most Hon, the Marquis of Willingdon, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., P.C.

1938

The Rt. Hon. Edward Burgin, L.L.D., M.P.

1939

G.D. Roberts, Esq., K.C.

1940 -1948

No Dinners

1949

Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferte, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O & The Rt. Hon. the Lord Morton, M.C., P.C.

1950

The Rt. Hon. Sir Raymond Evershed, Master of the Rolls & General The Rt. Hon. the Lord Ismay, G.C.B., C.H., D.S.O.

1951

Henry Longhurst, Esq. & The Most Hon. the Marquis of Reading, C.B.E., C.B.E., M.C.,T.D.,K.C., D.L.

1952

C.F.H. Gough, Esq., M.C., T.D., M.P. & The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Birkett.

1953

C.D. Aavold, Esq., O.B.E., T.D. & The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mancroft, M.B.E., T.D.

1954

Sir G. Russell Vick, Q.C. & Lt. Col. Sir Ronald Ross, Bt., M.C., D.L.

1955

The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Runciman of Doxford, O.B.E., A.F.C. & The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, C.H., M.C., P.C., F.R.S., L.L.D.

1956

Col. The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles McAndrew, T.D., M.P. & The Hon. Mr Justice Upjohn, C.B.E.

1957

Henry Longhurst, Esq. & The Hon. Charles Russell, Q.C.

1958

Sir James Millard Tucker, Q.C & The Rt. Hon. the Lord Tweedsmuir, O.B.E.

1959

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Morton, M.C.,P.C. & His Excellency The American Ambassador, John H Whitney

1960

Sir Miles Thomas, D.F.C. & Group Captain Douglas Bader, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C.

1961

His Honour Judge J.C. Maude, Q.C. & Henry Longhurst, Esq.

1962

Marshal of the Royal Airforce Sir William Dickson, G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., A.F.C. & Sir Leslie Rowan, K.C.B., C.V.O.

1963

The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Cobham, G.C.M.G., T.D. & P.B. Laddie Lucas, Esq. D.S.O., D.F.C.

1964

Sir Archibald Forbes, G.B.E. & Sir George Harvie-Watt

1965

Henry Longhurst, Esq. & C.J. Chataway Esq., M.P.

1966

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Kilmarnock, M.B.E. & The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Russell

1967

The Hon. Mr Justice Melford Stevenson & W.W. Ruff, Esq., D.L.

1968

The Very Rev. Martin Sullivan, Dean of St. Paul’s & T.H.Tilling, Esq.

1969

G.A. Hill, Esq., D.S.O. & The Hon. William Douglas-Home

1970

The Rt. Hon. William Whitelaw, M.C., M.P. & His Honour Judge Edward Clarke, Q.C.

1971

T.C. Harvey, Esq., C.V.O., D.S.O. & Ian Wallace, Esq.

1972

His Honour Judge Carl Aarvold, O.B.E., & T.D. & Brian Johnston, Esq, M.C.

1973

Sir Ian Stewart, B.S.c. & Sir Patrick Macrory

1974

Sir Oliver Chesterton, M.C. & Sir Godfrey Agnew, K.C.V.O.

1975

J.J. Warr, Esq. & The Reverend Richard Tydeman, M.A.

1976

The Hon. Mr Justice Griffiths, M.C. & F.A.W. Peregrine, Esq.

1977

T.C. Harvey, C.V.O., D.S.O. & F.N. Crozier, Esq.

1978

L.R. St. J. Scott Esq & A.H.A. Dibbs, Esq

1979

The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Eveleigh & Harry Secombe, Esq. C.B.E.

1980

T.H. Tilling, Esq. & K.H. Chapman, Esq.

1981

A.R. Alexander, Esq. & J.F. Whitfield, Esq., J.P.

1982

His Honour Judge David Tudor-Price, Q.C. & J.M. Souness, Esq.

1983

His Honour Judge James Miskin, Q.C. & Alex Hay, Esq.

1984

The Very Rev. Lawrence Jackson & Canon D. Lewis

1985

J.J. McPartlin, Esq & E.J. Gordon Henry, Esq.

1986

Barry Took, Esq & The Rev. Arthur Quinn

1987

The Hon. Mr. Justice Rougier & Donald Steel, Esq.

1988

W.C. Campbell, Esq & J.R.W. Wild, Esq.

1989

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Deedes, M.C., P.C. & The Rt. Hon. the Lord Griffiths, M.C., P.C.

1990

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Aldington, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., P.C. & Gilbert Gray, Esq., Q.C.

1991

John Matthew, Esq., Q.C. & P.S.W.K. Maclure, Esq.

1992

The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Whitelaw, K.T., C.H., M.C., P.C. & Sir John Milne.

1993

W.G.N. Roach, Esq. & A.R. Cole – Hamilton, Esq., C.B.E.

1994

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Griffiths, M.C., P.C. & T.S.K. Yeo, Esq., M.P.

1995

Mr J.J. Warr & Mr David Welch

1996

Sir Lawrence Verney TD DL & The Very Reverend Colin Semper

1997

Tim Yeo MP & The RT Hon Sir Denis Henry

1998

Denis Silk CBE & Lord Justice Potter

1999

John Beharrell (Captain R&A) & Jeremy Caplan

2000

P.E. Crabtree & D.F. Pappin

2001

Sir Brian Jenkins GBE & Mr John Uzielli

2002

His Honour Judge Simon Coltart & Professor David Purdie

2003

Richard Hartley QC & Sandy Gall CBE

2004

Canon Anthony Whale & Mike Kingsbury

2005

His Honour John Bishop & The Fourballs (Entertainment)

2006

Revd John Witheridge & Jeremy Richardson

2007

Tim Smartt & Philip Truett

2008

Tom Shields QC & Chris Cowdrey

2009

Hamish Ritchie (Captain R&A) & Rupert Butler

2010

Mark Burnyeat & Philip Noel

2011

Donald M.A. Steel & George E. Lloyd Roberts

2012

Duncan A. Goodhew MBE & Barnabas J.Hurst-Bannister

2013

John R. Berger & Joe C.B. Pinnington

2014

Peter Scrivener & Alan Tait

2015

Tim Charlton QC & Professor David Purdie

2016

Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor & Ken Schofield CBE

2017

Stuart McColm & The Lord Nash

2018

Ian Pattinson & His Honour Richard Hayward

2019

Jeffrey Archer & John Gayner

2020

Jamie Salmon