Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Nathaniel Woodard, KCVO, DL (/ˈwʊdɑːrd/ ⓘ WUUD-ard; born 13 January 1939) is a former Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Educated at Lancing College, the school founded by his great-grandfather, Rev Nathaniel Woodard, Woodard joined the Royal Navy and specialised in aviation.

Appointment as Flag Officer Sea Training and command of the naval air station HMS Osprey followed in 1985 and then became Commodore on the River Clyde in 1988 before being appointed Flag Officer, Royal Yachts with specific responsibility for the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1990.

[3] He served as equerry to Queen Elizabeth II and as Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall.

The Sir Robert Woodard Academy, which has been named in his honour, was opened on the site of the previous school, Boundstone Community College, in September 2009.