Our Patron
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte is the great-great-great-great-nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. Jean-Christophe is a private equity manager who has worked in New York and Paris for Morgan Stanley and Advent International and who currently works for Blackstone Group in London.
Our Chair
MICHAEL BINYON
Journalist and Foreign Correspondent
Michael is an English journalist and eminent foreign correspondent, known for serving as The Times's Moscow Correspondent as well as reporting from Bonn, Washington and all over the Middle East.
His career began at the BBC Arabic Service and the Times Educational Supplement. He reported from Moscow in the 70s, and went on to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and numerous conflicts in the Middle East.
our Trustees
PEREGRINE BRYANT
Architect
Peregrine studied architecture at Cambridge University under Sir Leslie Martin. Early in his career, he joined the practice of Benson & Benson, where he began specialising in historic building work. In 1994, he established Peregrine Bryant Architecture and Building Conservation.
Peregrine is Vice-Chairman of the Georgian Group, and a Trustee of the Commonwealth Heritage Forum.
Philip Davies
Author, Historian and Town Planner
A former Planning and Development Director of English Heritage, Philip has been at the forefront of managing change to many of Britain’s most important historic places. As a renowned international authority on British colonial history and architecture, he has advised on the conservation-led regeneration of many overseas buildings and places, including Calcutta, Antigua, Valparaiso and Rangoon, where he helped set up the Yangon Heritage Trust.
PENELOPE, VISCOUNTESS COBHAM
Tourism and Business Expert
Penny restored and ran for 20 years her Palladian home, Hagley Hall, ancestral dwelling of Lord Lyttelton, who was present with Napoleon on HMS Bellerophon on which the Emperor surrendered. She chaired VisitEngland, the national tourist board and has sat on numerous public boards including the V&A, Historic Royal Palaces and English Heritage and was a Special Adviser to the Culture Secretary. Penny has advised Citibank, EY and for the last 3 years has been Director General of The 5% Club, encouraging employers to recruit more apprentices.
Alan Forrest
Academic Historian and Napoleonic Expert
Alan is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of York. He has published widely on the history of the Napoleonic Empire. He has served on scientific committees to plan the new museum and visitor centre on the Waterloo battlefield, opened for the Bicentenary in 2015, and to prepare a major exhibition on ‘Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène’ for the Musée de l’Armée in Paris in 2016.
REBECCA CAIRNS-WICKS
Conservation and Management Expert
Rebecca lives on St Helena and has extensive experience of the island's wildlife ecology, conservation and environmental management developed over 24 years working at a senior management level within the non-governmental and government sectors. She is actively engaged in landscape-scale ecological and experimental restoration on her farm.
PETER HICKS
Napoleonic Expert and Musician
Peter is an historian of the Napoleonic period and International Affairs manager at the Fondation Napoléon, Paris. He was Visiting Professor at the University of Bath (UK) (2008-2018) and is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution, Florida State University, USA. He also is professor at the Institut Catholic des Etudes Supérieures (ICES). As a musician, recent Napoleonic projects include the creation, organization and performance of a week-long Festival of Napoleonic and Georgian music on the island of St Helena, and the organisation and conducting of two concerts of famous and rare Napoleonic music,
ONI OVIRI
Procurement Expert
Oni is the Director of Sasare Associates, a consultancy advising in procurement, supply chain and logistics. She was a Conservative Party Parliamentary Candidate in the 2019 General Elections and is a former Conservative Party Councillor. Oni holds a role as a School Governor and is a Fellow at the Initiative for Free Trade Think Tank.
PHIL SHARMAN
Chartered Accountant
Phil is a semi-retired professional and serves as in Independent Member on various statutory boards assisting those charged with governance in securing assurance and proper accountability for public funds. He is a Chartered Accountant, and has extensive experience of St Helena, where he served a total of 10 years as Chief Auditor.
Phil enjoys sailing and currently resides in Gower, South Wales.
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Kedell
Worboys
Representative of the
Government of St Helena
Kedell is the Representative of the Government of St Helena in the United Kingdom. She is the current Chair of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA). She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA).
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KATHERINE
PRIOR
Executive Director
Katherine became Director of UKSHHT in January 2025. She is a fundraising adviser and project manager in the heritage sector, with experience as a museum consultant, author and researcher. Much of her work draws on her academic training as an historian of British imperial history. She is delighted to have the opportunity to help preserve and make better known the extraordinary heritage of St Helena.