Acclaimed author and journalist Anita Anand has become a patron of The Richmond Society, the charity has announced.

Anand, a Richmond resident, is best known as the presenter of Any Answers, the Reith Lectures and various documentaries on BBC Radio 4. She has also presented The Daily Politics, The Heaven and Earth Show, The Sunday Politics, and Newsnight on BBC Television, and Drive and The Anita Anand Show on BBC Five Live.

Anand lives in Richmond with her husband, science author Simon Singh, and their two sons.

Richmond Society Chairman Barry May told Nub News: "We are delighted to welcome Anita to our distinguished panel of Patrons who act as ambassadors of The Richmond Society."

The Richmond Society is a civic and amenity charity with 1,250 members dedicated to preserving and enhancing the town's natural and built environment.

Anand joins the Society's five other Patrons: Sir Trevor McDonald OBE, Professor Ian Bruce CBE, Baroness Ronny Van Dedem, Bamber Gascoigne CBE, and The Lord Watson of Richmond CBE.

Anand has also published several books, including Sophia, princess, suffragette, revolutionary published by Bloomsbury in 2015, Kohinoor published by Bloomsbury in 2017, and Udham Singh - The Patient Assassin, published by Simon and Schuster in 2019.