Charity | The Honourable Society of Knights of the Round Table

Supporting Exceptional Young People

Introduction by The Knight President

Welcome to our website which provides a window into the work and aims of our wonderful and historic society. You will find news of how we support our exceptional young award holders, see how our award holders have gone on to great success and learn of our rich history. We plan to continue developing our website and welcome your comments, please see the Get Involved section below. As well as enjoying a fantastically supportive network, our membership and award holders come together for wonderful social occasions in stunning venues, and we welcome enquiries about both membership and corporate sponsorship

The Rt. Hon. Admiral Lord West of Spithead, GCB DSC PC

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The Honourable Society of Knights of the Round Table was formed in London in 1720 by a group of actors, artists and literary friends to keep the values of King Arthur alive. One notable early member was Charles Dickens.

Today The Society offers exciting opportunities to young people and awards grants to those who have made an exceptional start to their career.
The society is a British charity.

Awards

The Society gives financial awards to young people, nominated by the institutions they attend.

Our support is not just financial. Our members offer a unique supportive network, which is comprised of high level expertise in a wide range of fields.

Our awards are given to help people with exceptional talents who their institutions believe will benefit the most from our support.

Get Involved

Becoming a member of The Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table is a fulfilling endeavour. Our awards are funded by a relatively modest annual membership fee, but more than that members offer their time and expertise to award holders, and their sense of fun to our social occasions. We also welcome corporate sponsorship.

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News and Events

Video

Please click on the video play button above to learn more about our awards and events.

NEWS FLASH:

As stated, as an intention within the video above, the Honourable Society is pleased to report that its annual charitable distribution increased from £20,000 to in excess of £50,000 in 2023/24.

THE SOCIETY'S DIPLOMATIC DINNER AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS - Friday 19 June 2026

Hosted by our Knight President, Admiral Lord West of Spithead, the annual Diplomatic Dinner welcomed Knights and distinguished guests from the diplomatic community to the Peers’ Dining Room at the House of Lords for a memorable evening of fellowship and goodwill. The photographs below capture some of the highlights of the occasion.

The Society's Merlin Luncheon Wednesday 13 MAY 2026 at The Worshipful Company of Bakers' Hall

Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula within the Tower of London A wonderful day of Knightly fellowship, history and hospitality — from our rare visit to the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula within the Tower of London to luncheon in the splendid surroundings of Bakers’ Hall, with its remarkable John Piper windows and fascinating historical commentary. These photographs capture the spirit of the 2026 Merlin Luncheon: friendship, tradition and the shared enjoyment of another m

Stories of Success

RCS Newsletter | Celebrating success in surgical skills

CREW OF HMS DASHER RECOGNISED FOR AWARD OF THE ARCTIC STAR

Larne Jones-Whiting: Joint winner of Louis Solomon Award for Surgical Skills from the Royal College Surgeons

2025 Awardees

Polina Sokolovska -2025 Knights' Awardee at Middle Temple

I am delighted to have received this award. I am working as a paralegal to a barrister and County Court advocate, and will commence pupillage at 12 King’s Bench Walk this October. I moved to the United Kingdom from Ukraine a decade ago. After my A Levels, I read law at the University of Warwick, before obtaining a Masters in Law from University College London. I decided to pursue a career at the Bar during my undergraduate studies and in 2022, I completed the Bar Course with

Helen Aitchison update - Graduate Diploma in Carving, City & Guilds Art School, London

Thank you and the Knights so very much for this generous award for a second year. I am enormously grateful for your support as it has meant I can continue my studies at City & Guilds, where I have changed course to the Graduate Diploma in Carving part-time over two years. This has been due to financial reasons - I have returned to work in the NHS in order to cover costs. It has been a successful and rewarding year at City & Guilds. As it was necessary to change course, I grad

Mischa Carr - Royal College of Music - Piano degree 2nd year

Dear Knights of the Round Table I would like to start by thanking you for a lovely evening on 13th of June at the House of Lords which was incredibly memorable and a wonderful way to begin the summer. Throughout the summer, I was fortunate to attend two festivals. The first was the Budapest festival Academy where I participated both as a soloist and with my trio; the second festival took place in Majorca centred around the Torre de Canyamel a 13th century tower transformed in