The Anglo-Hellenic League, established in 1913, is a charity devoted to
Anglo-Hellenic friendship. Its membership has grown from a devotion to this
ideal and from other causes: the bonds of wartime comradeship; the
increasing number of visitors who have fallen under the spell of ancient
Greece and the splendours of Byzantium; and awareness of the vigorous
culture of contemporary Greece. Throughout its existence the League has
benefited from royal patronage, while the Greek and British ambassadors en
poste are patrons.

The League is primarily concerned with charitable and cultural work. Funds
from recent charitable events have been raised for hospitals and charities
in the UK and Greece, for student bursaries and academic awards. The
Princess Marina Memorial Fund donates gifts of art books to Greek museums
and cultural societies.

On the cultural side the League, well-known for its establishment of the
Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature
at King's College London,  is responsible for the administration of the
annual Runciman Award, named in honour of its past Chairman Sir Steven
Runciman, for books on Hellenic themes. It also hosts numerous lectures and
other cultural events.