Sarah, Duchess of York's Patronages

Sarah, Duchess of York hasn't been a member of the Royal Family since her divorce from Prince Andrew in 1996. She does, however, continue to serve as patron to a number of charities.

This list is only of current patronages.

Springboard for Children

Patron (1996 - 2025- Present)

Springboard for Children is a UK based charity that provides children with one-on-one literacy teachers. These children are often struggling to learn to read, write, speak and listen.

The Mullany Fund

Patron (2008 - 2025- Present)

The Mullany Fund is a UK based charity that helps to provide social mobility in the health care profession. The charity finances low-income medical and physiotherapy students through university. It has also created a mentor program.

The Mullany Fund was named after newlyweds, Ben and Catherine Mullany. Who had been gunned down during their honeymoon in 2008. They were both doctors. Sarah met the couples parents at the airport when they were returning the bodies to the UK.

Elephant Family

Patron (2008?- 2025- Present)

Elephant Family is an animal conservation charity founded in 2002. The Duchess of Cornwall's brother Mark Shand co-founded the charity.  Elephant Family works to protect endangered Asian elephants, with conservation projects across Asia. The Charity works to secure elephant and wildlife habitats, reduce human-elephant conflicts and promotes education programs in the UK about these endangered elephants.

King Charles & Queen Camilla become Joint President of Elephant Family after the death of Camilla's brother Mark Shand, although they had supported the charity numerous times in the years previous. 

Camilla's sister Annabel is also one of the Patrons of the charity. 

Sarah’s Trust

(Founder 2018-present)

“bridging the gap between social responsible individuals, who are financially able to give, and charities in need.”

Ruddi's Retreat

Patron  (July 2021-2025-Patron)

(Charity Number: 1146035)

Ruddi’s Retreat is a UK Charity named after Ruddi Waterworth-Jones who faced a terrible battle to survive cancer. Ruddi’s Mum, Ali created the charity to enable families to get some much needed respite at the seaside. Their mission is to send families going through traumatic times on memorable holidays. 

Youth Impact Council 

Ambassador (Sept 2024-2025-present)

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