New military appointments for British royals

King Charles III has made further military appointments for working members of the royal family.

The King himself will take on the following military affiliations:

▪ Sponsor, HMS Queen Elizabeth
▪ Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
▪ Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Tank Regiment
▪ Captain General, The Royal Artillery
▪ Captain General, The Honourable Artillery Company
▪ Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
▪ Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Marham
▪ Air Commodore-in-Chief, RAF Regiment

As King, he is also the Head of the Armed Forces.

Queen Camilla has been appointed as Patron of The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department.

The Prince of Wales has been appointed as Colonel-in-Chief of The Mercian Regiment and Colonel-in-Chief of The Army Air Corps.

The Princess of Wales has been appointed as Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Colonel-in-Chief of 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards and  Royal Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Coningsby.

The Duke of Edinburgh has been appointed as Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Dragoon Guards and Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen’s Royal Hussars.

The Duchess of Edinburgh has been appointed as Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Irish Regiment and Royal Colonel of The Queen’s Own Yeomanry.

The Princess Royal has been appointed Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

The Duke of Gloucester has been appointed as Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

The Duchess of Gloucester has been appointed as Colonel-in-Chief of the Adjutant General’s Corps.