The King and The Princess Royal meet winners of The Butler Trust Awards 2025 at St James's Palace

Today, His Majesty The King and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron, met winners of the 40th Annual Butler Trust Awards at a Reception in St. James's Palace. 

The awards recognise and celebrate outstanding people working in prisons, probation and youth justice across the UK. 

Prior to the start of the Reception, The Princess Royal presented 10 Awards and 20 Commendations to this year’s winners at the Trust’s Annual Award Ceremony. 

The Butler Trust Awards were launched in 1985, in memory of former Home Secretary, Richard Austin Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden. The Princess Royal has been Patron of The Butler Trust since its creation and hosts the annual awards every year since. 

The Butler Trust works to promote excellence in UK prisons, probation, and youth justice by recognising and celebrating outstanding practice, and supporting the development of good practice through awards, training, and resources.