Patron

Her Majesty The Queen

HM The Queen has been Patron of the RNLI since 1952. Since then, the RNLI’s Patron has named five RNLI lifeboats: the Solent class Royal British Legion Jubilee, the Waveney class The Scout, The Mersey class Her Majesty the Queen, the Severn class Richard Cox Scott, and the Severn class Sybil Mullen Glover.

In July 2004 HM The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh performed the official opening of the RNLI College, where the charity’s lifeboat crew and lifeguards are trained to save lives at sea.  Declaring the College officially open, Her Majesty said: ‘Having just seen some of the excellent training that is already being delivered, I am certain that the Lifeboat College will play a vital role in helping the RNLI to save even more lives at sea.’ The Royal Party then posed for a photograph with 233 coxswains and helmsmen, representing the RNLI stations and volunteer crews that will benefit from the College.