Our corporate partners

Ralph Lauren Corporation has a long-standing relationship with The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. In 2016, Ralph Lauren helped us launch our state-of-the-art Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, opened by His Royal Highness Prince William, Prince of Wales and Mr. Lauren.

In October 2019, Ralph Lauren Corporation pledged £1million to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to establish the Ralph Lauren Research Wing within the Oak Cancer Centre, a state-of-the-art research facility which opened in Sutton in June 2023.

In 2020, thanks to a United Way Worldwide grant to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity on behalf of the generosity of The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation, The Royal Marsden installed a rapid COVID-19 testing machine onsite.

For more than 20 years, Ralph Lauren has been committed to raising awareness in the fight against cancer, supporting programs for screening, early diagnosis, treatment, education, and patient navigation. Since 2000, through the Pink Pony Campaign (including product sales & fundraising initiatives), Ralph Lauren has supported an international network of cancer charities, with the mission to help reduce disparities in cancer care and ensure that access to quality treatment is available to everyone at an earlier, more curable stage.

Father and Son Day was set up in 2014 by Daniel Marks and Jack Dyson, both survivors of testicular cancer, to inspire men to get talking to each other in order to help raise awareness around male cancer whilst raising money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. 

To date, Father and Son Day has raised over £280,000, with funds largely supporting a unique robotic surgery fellowship programme at The Royal Marsden, the first of its kind in the UK, to help train the next generation of specialist surgeons in robotic surgery.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, proceeds from the 2020 campaign supported the staff psychological support team, helping to enhance this vital service at a time when staff needed it most. This meant our clinicians were able to deal with the impact of the pandemic whilst continuing to provide the best possible care for cancer patients.

Funds raised from 2021’s Father and Son Day are helping to support the physical and mental wellbeing of patients with cancer, and their families, by funding additional roles in the psychological support service, dietetics and physiotherapy teams. 

In addition to raising funds to support The Royal Marsden, the campaign aims to make a real difference by encouraging conversation and inspiring action to increasing awareness around men’s health and male cancers.