The Governors of The Royal Ballet Companies

Governors of the Royal Ballet Companies

In 1956 the Royal Ballet was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth II. Under the Charter a body of Governors was set up whose ultimate duty it is to safeguard the future of the Company (which now includes The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School) and to be the custodians of the traditions established by Dame Ninette de Valois in the formation of the Company and School in 1931. The Governors delegate the running of the three companies to their respective Boards of Directors, including to the Board of Birmingham Royal Ballet.

  • Dame Sue Owen DCB
    Role
    Chair
  • The Hon. Anna Birkett
  • Sir Matthew Bourne OBE
  • Anne Bulford CBE
  • The Baroness Bull CBE
  • Hilary S Carty OBE
  • Lady Deighton
  • Sir Lloyd Dorfman CVO CBE
  • Sir Nicholas Hytner
  • Jeanetta Laurence OBE
  • Isabel McMeekan
  • Sir David Normington GCB
  • Derek Purnell
  • Sir Luke Rittner CBE
  • Lindsay Tomlinson OBE
  • Jacqueline Mistry
    Role
    Honorary Secretary