Prizegivers
From Royalty to Sporting Legends
Discover our Prizegivers
The Prizegiving Procession takes place on Regatta Sunday at 17:00, and the processional party is led by previous winners of the Doggett's Coat & Badge Wager from The Company of Watermen & Lightermen.
2024-2020
2024 - His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco
2023 - The Right Honourable Mrs Theresa May, PC, MP
2022 - Professor Dame Sarah Springman, FREng
2021 - Sir Steve Redgrave, CBE, Chairman of the Committee of Management of Henley Royal Regatta
2020 - Regatta cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019-2010
2019 - Lieutenant Commander Pete Reed, OBE
2018 - Dr Dame Katherine Grainger, DBE
2017 - Helen Glover, MBE & Heather Stanning, OBE
2016 - Victoria Pendleton, CBE
2015 - Mike Sweeney, CBE, President of Henley Royal Regatta
2014 - Sir Ben Ainslie, CBE
2013 - Dame Diana Ellis, DBE, Honorary President of British Rowing
2012 - The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman David Wootton
2011 - Sir Chris Hoy, MBE
2010 - Dame Kelly Holmes, MBE, DBE
2009-2000
2009 - The Right Honourable The Lord Coe, KBE, Chairman of the Organising Committee 2012 London Olympic Games
2008 - The Right Honourable The Lord Moynihan, Chairman, British Olympic Association
2007 - Sir Richard Sykes, Rector, Imperial College London
2006 - M. Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee
2005 - Sir Matthew Pinsent, CBE
2004 - His Serene Highness The Prince Albert of Monaco
2003 - Mr John Coates, Member of the International Olympic Committee & President of the Australian Olympic Committee
2002 - Mary McAleese, The President of Ireland
2001 - Sir Steve Redgrave, CBE
2000 - The Lord Cowdrey, CBE
1999-1990
1999 - HRH The Princess Royal
1998 - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
1997 - Anita DeFrantz, Member of the International Olympic Committee
1996 - James Crowden, HM Lord Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire
1995 - The Right Honourable Betty Boothroyd, MP Speaker of the House of Commons
1994 - Craig Reedie, Chairman of the British Olympic Association
1993 - Peter Coni, OBE, QC
1992 - Denis Oswald, President of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron
1991 - General Sir Peter de la Billière, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC & Bar
1990 - Mary Glen-Haig, CBE, International Olympic Committee
1989-1980
1989 - HRH Prince Michael of Kent
1988 - HRH The Princess Royal
1987 - Don Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee
1986 - The Lord Hunt of Llanfair Waterdine, KG, CBE, DSO
1985 - HRH The Prince Andrew
1984 - HRH Prince Michael of Kent
1983 - The Right Honourable The Lord Franks, OM, GCMG, KCB, CBE, PC
1982 - Christopher G V Davidge, OBE, President of the Amateur Rowing Association
1981 - HSH Princess Grace of Monaco
1980 - HRH Prince Michael of Kent
1979-1970
1979 - His Excellency The Honourable Kingman Brewster, Ambassador of the United States of America
1978 - John L Garton, CBE, President of Henley Royal Regatta
1977 - The Lord Killanin, President of the International Olympic Committee
1976 - HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Mrs Angus Ogilvy
1975 - M Thomas Keller, President of the Fédération International des Sociétés d'Aviron
1974 - The Right Honourable Edward Heath, MBE, MP
1973 - The Lord Porritt, GCMG, GCVO
1972 - Dr Roger Bannister, CBE, Chairman of the Sports Council
1971 - The Most Honourable The Marquess of Exeter, KCMG, President of the British Olympic Association
1970 - The Right Honourable The Lord Nugent of Guildford, PC, Chairman of the Thames Conservancy
1969-1960
1969 - The Right Honourable Sir Alec Douglas-Home, KT, MP
1968 - Sir Alan Herbert
1967 - Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Elworthy, GCB, CBE, DSO, MVO, DFC, AFC
1966 - Admiral Sir Varyl Begg, GCB, DSO, DSC, Chief of Naval Staff & First Sea Lord
1965 - The Right Honourable Sir Robert Menzies, KT, CH, The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia
1964 - Senator Leverett Saltonstall
1963 - Sir John Wolfenden, CBE
1962 - M. Thomas Keller, President of the Fédération International des Sociétés d'Aviron
1961 - Lt Col C D Burnell, DSO, OBE
1960 - His Excellency Mr John Hay Whitney, The American Ambassador
1959 - 1946
1959 - The Dowager Viscountess Hambleden, D.C.V.O.
1958 - His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Harrison, K.C.V.O., High Commissioner for Australia
1957 - The Earl of Iveagh, K.G.
1956 - M. Gaston Mullegg, President of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron
1955 - Sir Gerald Kelly, K.C.V.O
1954 - Sir Pelham Warner, M.B.E.
1953 - Mrs. G. C. Bourne
1952 - His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas White, K.B.E., D.F.C., V.D., High Commissioner for Australia
1951 - Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder, G.C.B.
1950 - His Excellency Mr. Lewis W. Douglas, The American Ambassador
1949 - Mrs. Winston Churchill, G.B.E.
1948 - The Viscount Nuffield, G.B.E.
1947 - The Viscountess Hambleden
1946 - HRH The Princess Elizabeth
