List of principals of Royal Holloway, University of London
# List of principals of Royal Holloway, University of London

The following is a list of principals of Royal Holloway, University of London, including its predecessor institutions, Royal Holloway College and Bedford College, London.

## List of principals

### Principals of Royal Holloway College

* Matilda Ellen Bishop (1887–1897)
* Emily Penrose (1898–1907)
* Ellen Charlotte Higgins (1907–1935)
* Janet Ruth Bacon (1935–1944)
* Fanny Street, acting principal (1944–1945)
* Edith Clara Batho (1945–1962)
* Marjorie Williamson (1962–1973)
* Lionel Harry Butler (1973–1981)
* Roy Miller (1982–1985)

### Principals of Bedford College

* Emily Penrose (1893–1898)
* Ethel Hurlbatt (1898–1906)
* Margaret Tuke (1907–1929)
* Geraldine Emma May Jebb (1930–1951)
* Norah Lillian Penston (1951–1964)
* Elizabeth Millicent Chilver (1964–1971)
* John Nicholson Black (1971–1981)
* Dorothy Wedderburn (1981–1985)

### Principals of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

* Dorothy Wedderburn (1985–1990)
* Norman Gowar (1990–2000)
* Drummond Bone (2000–2002)
* Stephen Hill (2002–2009)
* Paul Layzell (2010–2022)
* Julie Sanders (2022–present)
