THE ROYAL NAVY CLUB

DINNER CARD 2025/2026 (PDF HERE)

 

Date Dinner Venue Meetings
Thursday
30 October 2025

Guest Night **
To commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar

HMS NELSON, Portsmouth

1430 Committee
ROYAL MARITIME CLUB, Queen St, Portsmouth
Tuesday
3 February 2026
No Members’ Guests*
To celebrate Founders’ Day*
and to entertain the Admiralty Board
VICTORY SERVICES CLUB, London 1430 Committee
VICTORY SERVICES CLUB, London
Friday
5 June 2026

Guest Night**
To celebrate HM The King’s Birthday and commemorate the Battle of Jutland

BRNC Dartmouth, Devon

1430 Committee
BRNC, Dartmouth

Thursday
22 October 2026
Guest Night**
To commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar
ROYAL MARITIME CLUB
Portsmouth

1430 Committee
ROYAL MARITIME CLUB, Queen Street, Portsmouth

Tuesday
2 February 2027
No Members’ Guests*
To celebrate Founders’ Day
and to entertain the Admiralty Board
ARMY & NAVY CLUB, London 1430 Committee
ARMY & NAVY CLUB, London

 

* Not a Guest Night. Club dines the Admiralty Board. All other dinners are guest nights.

** All guests warmly welcome 

Dinner NOTES

  • Time: 6.15 for 7.00 p.m. for all London dinners (6.45 for 7.30pm dinners elsewhere)
  • Dress: Dinner Jacket or Evening Dress (shoulders covered), without Decorations or Medals
  • Cost: London: Members £90, Guests £100; Elsewhere: Members £75, Guests £85

Members intending to dine are requested to consult the relevant webpage update:

  • If possible, give at least seven days notice to the Secretary of The Royal Navy Club at the address below.
  • If invitation card to guest(s) is wished for, notify Secretary with the names, addresses & post nominals of guest(s)
  • Make payment of the appropriate dinner charge in advance of the dinner – payment on arrival is undesirable and stands the risk of being mislaid during a good dinner!
    See printed dinner card for payment online procedure.

Pre-dinner drinks reception start times have been advance by 15 mins to give more time for fellowship.

There will be a seating plan for all dinners. Members should make known any seating preferences on notifying the Secretary of their intention to dine, and include any need for pre-dinner changing facilities.

payments

Members are encouraged to pay on line direct to the Royal Navy Club account at Holt’s Military Banking and are requested to inform the Secretary in advance of their intention. Surname, initials and month of dinner should be used as the reference.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thurs 4 Sept 2025 in HMS COLLINGWOOD

Accommodation

The Army & Navy Club (the “Rag”) and the Naval & Military Club (the “In & Out”) offer temporary honorary membership to those dining with the Royal Navy Club in London for the night of the dinner. For reservations telephone 0207 827 8029

NOTICES OF DINNERS

You can sign up (in the footer, below) to receive Notices by email.

Reports of dinners which have taken place are published by The Daily Telegraph.

A list of more recent dinners can be found below and in the archive.

Update Your Details

Any change to your email address, postal address, style or title should be sent to the secretary@royalnavyclub.org

Or by post to :

The Secretary
The Royal Navy Club
Trafalgar
2 Elston Meadow
Crediton
Devon EX17 3SZ

Or by phone: 01363 773421
Or mobile: 07749 380332

 

Recent dinners

Date Venue No. Dining President Club Guests
6 June 2025 HMS BELFAST 188 RAdm Rob Pedre Prof Alessio Patalano, Ms Julia Marioneau, Capt Greg Lelend USN, Capt Adrian Capner RAN
11 February 2025 HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 108 Capt Will King Mr Stephen Prince, Cdr Ed Moss-Ward
17 October 2024 Victory Services Club 77 Adm Sir Philip Jones Adm Sir Ben Key, Adm Sir Martin Connell, Dr Sarah Davies
14 June 2024 RY Britannia 85 Cdre Mike Beardall Dr Tim Benbow
1 February 2024 Army & Navy Club 68 Adm Sir Philip Jones Earl of Minto, Adm Sir Ben Key, Admiralty Board
26 October 2023 BRNC Dartmouth 63 Capt Sarah Oakley Cdre Simon Kelly, Cdr Russell Clark
2 June 2023 HMS BELFAST 58 Capt Richie Hewitt VAdm Sir Alan Massey
2 February 2023 Army & Navy Club 70 Adm Philip Jones Rt Hon James Heappey MP, Adm Sir Ben Key, VAdm Martin Connell, RAdm Anthony Rimington, Mrs Sara Davies, Lt Cdr Tom Loxton

Dinners (archive) >