Lord Mayor's speeches
Date updated: 9/12/2024
Alastair King's key speeches
Keep up to date with the Lord Mayor’s keynote speeches throughout the year, focusing on both the Mayoral priorities and addressing the opportunities and challenges in the year ahead.
Court of Common Council, December 2024 PDF (117KB)
Date submitted: 9/12/24Emir of Qatar dinner 2024 PDF (200KB)
Date submitted: 5/12/24Lord Mayor's Banquet 2024 PDF (140KB)
Date submitted: 3/12/24High Commissioners' Banquet 2024 PDF (157KB)
Date submitted: 29/11/24Financial and Professional Services Dinner 2024 PDF (249KB)
Date submitted: 15/11/24Speeches given by Michael Mainelli (2023-24)
Dinner to His Majesty's Judges 2024 PDF (180KB)
Date submitted: 31/10/24City (Regulators) Dinner 2024 PDF (239KB)
Date submitted: 22/10/24Court of Common Council, October 2024 PDF (149KB)
Date submitted: 17/10/24Court of Common Council, July 2024 PDF (152KB)
Date submitted: 31/07/24Japan State Banquet - June 2024 PDF (200KB)
Date submitted: 27/06/24Court of Common Council, June 2024 PDF (139KB)
Date submitted: 4/07/24Science and Innovation Banquet 2024 PDF (233KB)
Date submitted: 10/06/24Court of Common Council, May 2024 PDF (156KB)
Date submitted: 10/06/24Easter Banquet 2024 PDF (257 KB)
Date submitted: 10/05/24Court of Common Council, April 2024 PDF (132 KB)
Date submitted: 27/04/24Dinner to the Masters, Prime Wardens & Upper Bailiff 2024 PDF (140KB)
Date submitted: 9/04/24Court of Common Council, March 2024 PDF (162KB)
Date submitted: 9/04/24Dinner to the Archbishops and Bishops 2024 PDF (151KB)
Date submitted: 27/02/24Burns Night Supper 2024 PDF (210KB)
Date submitted: 30/01/24London Government Dinner 2024 PDF (150KB)
Date submitted: 12/01/24Court of Common Council, January 2024 PDF (175KB)
Date submitted: 12/01/24Court of Common Council, December 2023 PDF (147KB)
Date submitted: 14/12/23High Commissioners' Banquet 2023 PDF (131KB)
Date submitted: 14/12/23Republic of Korea State Banquet 2023 PDF (210KB)
Date submitted: 24/11/23Lord Mayor's Banquet 2023 PDF (172KB)
Date submitted: 14/11/23Speeches given by Nicholas Lyons (2022-23)
Mansion House Pension Summit PDF (117KB)
Date submitted: 27/10/23Coronation Dinner for Their Majesties the King and Queen PDF (195KB)
Date submitted: 19/10/23City (Regulators) Dinner 2023 PDF (200KB)
Date submitted: 17/10/23Court of Common Council, October 2023 PDF (141KB)
Date submitted: 16/10/23Court of Common Council, September 2023 PDF (168KB)
Date submitted: 8/09/23Court of Common Council, July 2023 PDF (166KB)
Date submitted: 28/07/23Dinner to His Majesty's Judges 2023 PDF (147KB)
Date submitted: 19/07/23The Financial and Professional Services Dinner PDF (197KB)
Date submitted: 11/07/23Court of Common Council, June 2023 PDF (99KB)
Date submitted: 23/06/23Court of Common Council, April 2023 PDF (101KB)
Date submitted: 3/05/23Easter Banquet 2023 PDF (192KB)
Date submitted: 26/04/23Innovation and Tech Dinner 2023 PDF (278KB)
Date submitted: 28/03/23Dinner to Masters, Prime Wardens and Upper Bailiff 2023 PDF (264KB)
Date submitted: 24/03/23Loyal Address to His Majesty King Charles III PDF (196KB)
Date submitted: 24/03/23Lord Mayor's Gresham Lecture 2023 PDF (262KB)
Date submitted: 15/02/23London Government Dinner 2023 PDF (238KB)
Date submitted: 13/01/23Court of Common Council, January 2023 PDF (140KB)
Date submitted: 13/01/23Court of Common Council, December 2022 PDF (202KB)
Date submitted: 12/12/22High Commissioners' Banquet 2022 PDF (232KB)
Date submitted: 12/12/22Lord Mayor's Banquet 2022 PDF (260KB)
Date submitted: 29/11/22South Africa State Banquet 2022 PDF (234KB)
Date submitted: 25/11/22Address to the Livery 2022 (210KB)
Date submitted: 29/11/22Speeches given by Vincent Keaveny (2021-22)
City Regulators' Dinner 2022 PDF (199 KB)
Date submitted: 4/11/22Defence and Security Lecture PDF (198KB)
Date submitted: 20/10/22Court of Common Council - October 2022 PDF (97KB)
Date submitted: 18/10/22Court of Common Council - September 2022 PDF (99KB)
Lord Mayor's statement to Court of Common Council, 8th September 2022.
Date submitted: 12/09/22Statement to Special Court of Common Council PDF (97KB)
Date submitted: 12/09/22Financial and Professional Services PDF (197KB)
Date submitted: 25/07/22Court of Common Council - July 2022 PDF (113KB)
Date submitted: 25/07/22Dinner to Her Majesty’s Judges PDF (92KB)
Date submitted: 7/07/22Armed Forces Day Flag Raising PDF (95KB)
Date submitted: 24/06/22Lord Mayor Court of Common Council - June 2022 PDF (132KB)
Date submitted: 24/06/22Platinum Jubilee Guildhall reception PDF (114KB)
Date submitted: 7/06/22London Government Dinner PDF (120KB)
Date submitted: 31/05/22Lord Mayor Progress Together Launch PDF (184KB)
Date submitted: 31/05/22Lord Mayor Easter Banquet PDF (88KB)
Date submitted: 28/04/22Dinner in honour of the Taoiseach PDF (138KB)
Date submitted: 14/03/22Islamic Insurance Association of London PDF (215KB)
Date submitted: 8/12/21London Sports Awards PDF (207KB)
Date submitted: 8/12/21All Party Parliamentary Group for London as a Global City PDF (208KB)
Date submitted: 8/12/21Royal College of Defence Studies PDF (251KB)
Date submitted: 8/12/21150th Anniversary of the United Synagogues Act PDF (183KB)
Date submitted: 8/12/21Relaunch of the City Wellbeing Centre PDF (153KB)
Date submitted: 8/12/21Lord Mayor's Banquet PDF (123KB)
Date submitted: 2/12/21