The English-Speaking Union welcomes you to an evening of piano music with ESU Music Scholarship alumna Yulia Chaplina at Dartmouth House. The programme will include works from Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Mozart. Debuting aged seven with a performance of Bach's Keyboard Concerto in F minor with the Rostov State Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Chaplina trained in Rostov and Moscow with Naum Shtarkman and with Klaus Hellwig at the University of the Arts in Berlin. She holds a Masters of Music from the…

H.M. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee  We are delighted that Richard Fitzwilliams will be delivering a talk on H. M. The Queen’s remarkable reign and the purpose and future of the monarchy. Richard Fitzwilliams is a royal commentator, public relations consultant, film critic and lecturer; he is regularly interviewed on television, radio and asked to write articles on royal matters. This talk is a synthesis of his experience and research. The talk will commence at 2.30pm sharp and will be followed…

The annual ESU Summer Party is a highlight of our events calendar, and this year ESU members and alumni are invited to Dartmouth House to celebrate 104 years since our founding. Enjoy a sparkling wine and canapé reception, accompanied by pop up spoken performances from ESU prize-winners and scholars. This is both a great social event and an opportunity for members and alumni to join together in celebration of the ESU’s life-changing international exchange programs and vital oracy mission.

Sunday Times bestselling author and ESU BASS/SSE scholar Andrew Lownie will discuss his book The Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile. The book examines the years following the abdication of Edward VIII when the former king was kept in exile, feuding with his family over status for his wife, Wallis Simpson, and denied any real job. Drawing on extensive research into hitherto unused archives and Freedom of Information requests, it makes the case that the Duke…