The Lord’s Taverners is among the leading sporting charities in the UK. To find out more about the Lord’s Taverners (UK), visit its website: www.lordstaverners.org.
Presidents of the Lord’s Taverners (UK):
Sir John Mills (1950-1951)
Mr John Snagge (1952)
Mr Martin Boddey (1953)
Mr Jack Hawkins (1954)
Major A Huskisson (1955)
Mr Tommy Trinder (1956)
Mr Stephen Mitchell (1957)
Sir John Barbirolli (1958)
Sir Ian Jacob (1959)
The Duke of Edinburgh (1960-1961)
Sir Robert Menzies (1962)
Mr Richard Hearne (1963)
Mr John Snagge (1964)
Sir Edward Lewis (1965)
Mr Ronnie Waldman (1966)
Sir Harry Secombe (1967-1968)
Lord Luke of Pavenham (1969)
Mr Brian Rix (1970)
Mr Martin Boddey (1971)
Mr Victor Silvester (1972)
Mr Jimmy Edwards (1973)
Mr Alf Gover (1974)
The Prince of Wales (1975-1976)
Mr Eric Morecambe (1977-1979)
Sir Harry Secombe (1980-1981)
Mr Ronnie Corbett (1982)
Sir Terry Wogan (1983-1984)
Sir David Frost (1985–1986)
Mr Ronnie Corbett (1987)
Mr Tim Rice (1988-1990)
Mr Leslie Crowther (1991-1992)
HRH Prince Edward (1993-1994)
Mr Colin Cowdrey (1995-1997)
Mr Nicholas Parsons (1998-1999)
Mr Tim Rice (2000)
Mr Robert Powell (2001-2002)
Mr Richard Stilgoe (2003-2004)
Mr Mike Gatting (2005-2007)
Mr Bill Tidy (2007-2009)
Mr Chris Tarrant (2009-2011)
Mr Barry Norman (2011-2012)
Mr Chris Cowdrey (2012-2015)
Sir Michael Parkinson (2015-2018)
Sir Trevor McDonald (2018-present)
The Lord’s Taverners also has a chapter in South Africa, which was established in 2016. To find out more about the Lord’s Taverners (South Africa), visit its website: www.lordstaverners.org.za.