Our President
Her Majesty The Queen became President of ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹'s in November 2008.
Marking the start of 30 years of ÐÇ̽Â鶹’s
In January, Her Majesty The Queen praised ÐÇ̽Â鶹’s for its care and support for people impacted by cancer over the last 30 years, in a special speech to mark 30 years of ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ expert care and support.
In her speech, Her Majesty commended ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ for creating places where people “needn’t pretend to be fine, where they can receive expert support, sympathy and a cup of tea…â€
Watch Her Majesty's full speech on the right.
Her Majesty The Queen's centre visits
Passionate and committed to our work, and one of our greatest advocates. We approached Her Majesty to request her formal appointment as ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ President in 2008.
As ÐÇ̽Â鶹’s President, Her Majesty has brought great joy to many of the people who use our centres, and we are hugely grateful for her passion and continued unswerving commitment.
Since 2008, Her Majesty has visited many of our centres in England, Scotland and Wales.
Her visits made a huge impact and her warmth and generosity of spirit were greatly appreciated by everyone who met her.
- 2008: Her Majesty becomes ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ President after visiting ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Edinburgh. Visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in West London.
- 2009: Her Majesty visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Dundee to formally open the garden
- 2010: Her Majesty formally opens ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Cheltenham
- 2011: Her Majesty visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Nottingham building site before it opened
- 2013: Her Majesty formally opened ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Aberdeen, officially opened the garden at ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Swansea and revisited ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Dundee
- 2015: Her Majesty visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Newcastle
- 2016: Her Majesty formally opens ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Manchester
- 2017: Her Majesty visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Oxford
- 2018: Her Majesty visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Glasgow
- 2019: Her Majesty formally opens ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Cardiff and revisits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Aberdeen
- 2020: Her Majesty formally opens ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ at The Royal Marsden and visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹, Barts
- 2021: Her Majesty revisited ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Edinburgh to mark our 25th anniversary and visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Highlands
- 2022: Her Majesty formally opens ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Southampton
- 2023: Her Majesty visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Glasgow
- 2024: Her Majesty formally opens ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in The Royal Free
- 2025: Her Majesty visits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Fife
- 2026: Her Majesty revisits ÐÇ̽Âé¶¹ in Cheltenham