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About ROSL

The Royal Over-Seas League is dedicated to championing international friendship and understanding throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. A not-for-profit private members’ club, we’ve been bringing like-minded people together since our launch in 1910.

Our Heritage

The Royal Over-Seas League was founded as the Over-Seas Club in 1910, as the embodiment of Sir Evelyn Wrench’s vision to embrace the British Empire, not just as a political and economic network, but as a ‘far-flung brotherhood of individual men and women of diverse creed and races living widely apart under differing conditions in different latitudes’.

Club rules

We like to make everyone's visit to the clubhouses in London and Edinburgh as enjoyable as possible so we have a few simple rules we ask all members, guests and visitors to follow these include:

Renovations programme

ROSL is privileged to own two splendid historic clubhouses in prime locations in Edinburgh and London. We are committed to investing in the clubs to ensure that you can enjoy the best facilities possible.