William Hanson (author)

William Richard Henry Hanson (born 2 September 1989) is a British etiquette coach, Sunday Times bestselling author, and host of podcasts Help I Sexted My Boss and Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast. He is currently the executive director and owner of The English Manner, an etiquette and protocol coaching company.

Early life
William Hanson was born on 2 September 1989 in Bristol to Brian and Sarah Hanson. He boarded at Clifton College, a private school in Bristol, before attending University of Manchester, gaining a BA in English Language, Literacy & Communication in 2011.

Career
Hanson has appeared on various news outlets as an etiquette expert. He is also credited as being an etiquette advisor on Ushi Must Marry (2013) and Red, White & Royal Blue (2023).

On 20 March 2018, Hanson and co-host Jordan North began the podcast Help I Sexted My Boss, which has run for over 400 episodes.. The podcast's signature cocktail is a gin and Dubonnet (G&D). This drink was loved by the Queen Mother and was drunk by Elizabeth II until her own death; it was popularised by the podcast resulting in a nation-wide shortage of ingredients following the death of Elizabeth II in September 2022.

In November 2019, he was a visiting lecturer at the Georgetown University in Qatar teaching etiquette.

In 2020 he attended the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.

On 11 February 2021, the Acast hosted rewatch podcast, Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast began with co-host Jonathan Vernon-Smith, it has since released 39 episodes as of 6 February 2024.

Personal life
On 16 September 2022, Hanson married journalist Mikey Worrall. His brother James, formerly from BBC Radio Bristol, is now a presenter on Times Radio. William's father, Brian, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for political service in the 1996 Birthday Honours.

Books

 * Bluffer's Guide to Etiquette (2014), William Hanson
 * Bluffer's Guide to Entertaining: Instant Wit and Wisdom (2019), William Hanson
 * Protocol to Manage Relationships Today (2020), William Hanson and Jean Paul Wijers
 * Help I Sexted My Boss (2023), William Hanson and Jordan North

Podcasts

 * Help I Sexted My Boss, (2018), William Hanson and Jordan North
 * Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast, (2021), William Hanson and Jonathan Vernon-Smith