Patrons
The Rory Lewis Non-Profit / Heroes in Focus Inc. is supported by a small number of distinguished patrons whose experience, integrity, and service to the nation reflect the values at the heart of the organisation.
Our patrons provide guidance, encouragement, and moral support for a long-term photographic record dedicated to documenting those who serve — past and present — across the British Army and allied forces. Their involvement is ceremonial and advisory in nature, with no financial or governance obligations.
This work is undertaken independently, without public funding, and relies upon the goodwill and support of individuals and institutions who recognize the importance of preserving military heritage through serious portraiture and historical record.
GENERAL (RETD) SIR JAMES EVERARD KCB CBE
COLONEL, THE ROYAL LANCERS
(QUEEN ELIZABETHS’ OWN)
Honorary Military Patron
General Sir James Everard is a retired senior British Army officer with 38 years of distinguished service. Commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1983, he went on to command The Queen’s Royal Lancers, 20th Armoured Brigade, 3rd (UK) Division, and the UK Field Army.
His senior appointments included Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) in the UK Ministry of Defence and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) in NATO, where he also served as Commander of European Union military operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Since retiring from the Army in 2020, he continues to work with NATO as Lead Senior Mentor at Allied Command Operations and maintains a wider portfolio focused on modern deterrence, defence, and the future character of warfare. He is President of the Army Benevolent Fund and became Colonel of The Royal Lancers on 31 December 2024.
As an Honorary Military Patron, General Everard supports the mission of (Rory Lewis Non Profit) Heroes in Focus Inc. to preserve an accurate and dignified visual record of military service through long-term portraiture.