EXHIBIT 13.1



                                  CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
       (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18,
                              UNITED STATES CODE)


     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the
undersigned officer of Diageo plc, a company incorporated under the laws of
England (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

     The Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2003 (the
"Report") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company.


Dated: 4 February 2004


                                      /s/ PS Walsh
                                      ----------------------------
                                      Name: Paul S. Walsh
                                      Title: Chief Executive
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)



     The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350,
chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of
the Report or as a separate disclosure document.