 In early 2009 Band became a patron for the International Scott Centenary Expedition 2012; their aim is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Scott's race to the South Pole and the subsequent deaths of the polar party on the Ross Ice Shelf.He became a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire on 27 November 2009 and a non-executive director of the cruise company, Carnival Corporation & plc, in April 2010.Band has also become a non-executive director of the British arm of the American defense contractor Lockheed Martin who produce the F35-B aircraft which will be utilized on the new aircraft carriers.