General David H. Petraeus was guest of honour at a luncheon given by the Pilgrims held on Tuesday, September 30, at the Savile Club, Brook Street. Field Marshal the Right Hon The Lord Inge, KG, GCB, DL, president of the Pilgrims, welcomed the guests and introduced General Petraeus. General Sir Richard Dannatt, KCB, CBE, MC, proposed the vote of thanks and Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL, chairman of the Pilgrims, also spoke.

Among the guests were Lady Inge, Lady Worcester, HRH Prince Khaled al-Sabah, Mr Charles Anson, Mr James Arbuthnot, MP, the Hon Susan Baring, Mr Ian Barlow (hon treasurer), Sir William Barlow, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst, Lord Camoys, Lord Carrington (vice-president), Field Marshal Sir John and Lady Chapple, Sir Tobias Clarke, Sir Michael Craig-Cooper (executive committee), the Right Hon David Davis, MP, Viscount De L’Isle, Mr Harry Fitzgibbons, Mr Ronald Freeman (hon secretary), Sir Philip Goodhart, Mr Jeremy Greenhalgh, Sir Ronald Grierson, Sir David and Lady Hardy, Dr Peter J. Harper, Sir James and Lady Harvie-Watt, Sir Max Hastings, Mr and Mrs Sam Haubold, Sir Peter and Lady Heap, Lt-Colonel Patrick Holcroft, Sir Alistair Horne, Colonel Henry Hugh Smith, General Sir Mike Jackson, Major-General George Kennedy, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (executive committee), Mr Eric Koops, Major Alexander Lewis, Mr Gareth R. Lewis, Mr George W. Mallinckrodt, Sir Peter Marshall (executive committee), Mr and Mrs Michael Maslinski, Lord Mayhew of Twysden, Sir Christopher Meyer (executive committee), Mr and Mrs Edgar Miller, Mr Douglas Nordlinger, Sir James and Lady Nursaw, Mr Herbert L. Oakes Jr, Sir David Omand, Sir Michael Palliser, Lord and Lady Phillimore, Sir Michael and Lady Pickard, the Earl of Portsmouth, Mr Richard Price, Sir William Purves, Mrs Tim Rathbone, Sir Bob Reid, Lady Reid (executive committee), Mr Christopher Robson, Mr Robert L. Sigmon (vice-president) and Mrs Sigmon, Mr and Mrs Peter Worlidge and Dr David R. Young.