8 September 1997
The Rt. Hon. William Hague
Leader of the Opposition

13 October 1997
Adrian M. Coles, BA, MA
Director General, The Building Societies Association

3 November 1997
Professor Colin Blakemore, ScD, DSc, FRS
President, British Association for the Advancement of Science

17 November 1997
Colin Sharman
Chairman, KPMG, Worldwide

1 December 1997
Air Chief Marshal, Sir John Allison, KCB, CBE,
ADC, FRAeS, RAF
Commander-in-Chief, Strike Command, Commander Allied Forces, NW Europe

15 December 1997
His Excellency Mr Dong-Jin Choi
Korean Ambassador

19 January 1998
Dame Sheila Masters, DBE
Partner KPMG, Non Executive Director, Bank of England

9 February 1998
The Rt. Hon. Alan Clark, MP
Member of Parliament, Kensington & Chelsea

16 February 1998
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Parkinson
Chairman of the Conservative Party

16 March 1998
Simon Weston, OBE
The Weston Spirit

30 March 1998
The Hon. Sir Rocco Forte
RF Hotels Ltd.