Some of our recent speakers
Our General Meetings are the monthly highlight of the Club. Not only do our members get to meet each other, enjoy conversation and an opportunity to do a little shopping, but we always present a wonderful and notable speaker and we've had some great ones over the years.
2025
May - fashion stylist Ginnie Chadwyck Healey, Sustainable Fashion
April - Anne Linder, General Manager, Laithwaites, on the Vineyard in The Great Park, Windsor Castle
March - best selling author, Santa Montefiore, “Shadows in the Moonlight”
February - Wendy Holden, best selling author, The “Teacher of Auschwitz”
January - Penny Ferguson, Founder and CEO of The Living Leader
2024
December - Dee Anderson - actor, singer, author, daughter of the creators of the acclaimed children's TV series, Thunderbird
November - Kate Rawles, author, adventurer, cyclist, lecturer, environmentalist, blogger, on cycling the length of South American on a bamboo bicycle
October - Gill Heppell, photographer, “The Queen and Windsor”
September - Shannon Banks, award-winning leadership development consultant, Essential Skills for Leadership
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Lady Fiona Carnarvon - author
Rosie Nixon - author, editor and consultant
Robert Hardman - Writer and Broadcaster
Dr Helen Fry - author and historian
2022-2023
Anne Sebba - author
Sophia Saatchi - Architect
Lady Bathurst -
Katie Caldesi - restauranteur and author
Sarah, Duchess of York
Gillian Perry - founder of the Anne Frank Society.
Alexandra Shulman - former editor of Vogue
Jane Churchill with Emily Astor - cookery authors
Amelia Dalton - sailor and adventurer
Jessica Doyle from the Telegraph
Jenny Seagrove - actress
Kevin Cruise - panto queen
Nicholas McCarthy - one handed pianist
Previous highlights
Anton du Beke, "Strictly Come Dancing"
Frank Langfitt, London Correspondent, US National Public Radio
Ben de Lisi, Fashion Designer
Fernando Peire, Director The Ivy Restaurant & The Ivy Club
Remy Blumenfeld, TV Producer, Forbes Contributor, The Vitality Guru
Lucinda Hawksley, Author, 3x Great Granddaughter of Charles Dickens
Dr. David Hamilton, Organic Chemist & Author; "The Five Side Effects of Kindness"
Tessa Dunlop, Television & Radio Presenter, Historian, Author; "The Bletchley Girls"
Martin Cabble-Reid (AKA Kevin Cruise), Windsor Theathre Royal Panto Star, Founder; "Kevin Cruise Foundation"
Judy Murray, Tennis Coach, mum of Sir Andy & Jamie
Eddie The Eagle, Olympic Ski Jumper
Jean-Christophe Novelli, Award-Winning Chef
Roz Savage, “Big Three Oceans”, Solo Rower
Lady Carnarvon of Highclere Castle, Author
Grant Harrold, The Royal Butler
Martine McCutcheon, Actress, star of "Love, Actually"
Caroline Feraday, BBC Journalist
The Queen’s Six Singers of Windsor Castle
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Historian & Television Presenter
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Come to one of our meetings and see for yourself - we look forward to seeing you
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