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This is a list of New Zealand organisations with royal patronage.

Royal Family members with honorary military appointments

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Name Appointments
Honorary Military Appointments in the New Zealand Defence Force
King Charles III, The King Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy (2015-)[6]
Field Marshal in the New Zealand Army (2015-)[6]
Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (2015-)[6]
Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Artillery (2023-)[7]
The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal[8] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals (since 1977)[N 1][9]
Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps[10]
Birgitte, The Duchess of Gloucester[11] Colonel Commandant of the Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps (since 1985).
Former Honorary Military Appointments
King Charles III, The King (former The Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales) Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (1977-2015)[12][6]
Queen Elizabeth II[13] Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers
Air Commodore-in-Chief, New Zealand Territorial Air Force
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Colonel-in-Chief, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) (until 1964)
Colonel-in-Chief, The Wellington Regiment (until 1964)[N 2]
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (until 1996; disbanded)
The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York[14] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (until January 2022)[15]
("The Duke of York's own"; since 1996 formation)[N 3][16]
The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh[17] Field Marshal in the New Zealand Army
Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Colonel-in-Chief, New Zealand Infantry Corps (formerly)
Colonel-in-Chief, The Hawke's Bay Regiment (formerly)
Colonel-in-Chief, The Otago and Southland Regiment (formerly)
Princess Alexandra of Kent Colonel-in-Chief, Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment (until 1964)[N 2]
Prince George, The Duke of Kent Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of New Zealand Engineers (until 1942)[18]
King Edward VIII[19] Honorary Colonel, Queen Alexandra's (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles
Honorary Colonel, Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
Honorary Colonel, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)
(all appointments relinquished upon his abdication in 1936)
King George VI[20] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Artillery
Colonel-in-Chief, The Auckland Regiment
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Colonel-in-Chief, New Zealand Scottish Regiment (from 1939)[21]
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (from 1947)[22]
The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon[23] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (until 1964)
Colonel-in-Chief, The Northland Regiment (until 1964)[N 2]
The Prince Arthur, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn[24] Colonel-in-Chief, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
The Prince Henry, The Duke of Gloucester[25] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps
Princess Alice, The Duchess of Gloucester[26] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps

Notes

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  1. ^ In 2006, the Princess Royal's visit to New Zealand included visits to the Corps of Signals.
  2. ^ a b c Until the re-organisation of the infantry arm of the New Zealand army in 1964.
  3. ^ In 1998, the Duke of York presented the Prince Andrew Banner to the RNZALR in a ceremony in Palmerston North. He last visited the Regiment between 28 September and 2 October 2005

References

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  1. ^ "Charities and Patronages". The Royal Family. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Charities and Patronages". The Royal Family. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Charities and Patronages". The Royal Family. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Charities and Patronages". The Royal Family. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Charities and Patronages". The Royal Family. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Honorary Appointments to the New Zealand Defence Force". New Zealand Gazette. 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ "New RNZA Captain General". The Royal New Zealand Artillery Association. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  8. ^ "HRH Princess Anne". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  9. ^ "The Princess Royal arriving in New Zealand" (Press release). Monarchist League of New Zealand. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  10. ^ "Awapuni Memorial Rededication". manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "HRH Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  12. ^ "HRH Prince Charles". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  13. ^ "H.M. Elizabeth II". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  14. ^ "HRH Prince Andrew". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  15. ^ "Prince Andrew's military affiliations and royal patronages returned to the Queen". Sky News. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Duke of York to Visit Army Logistic Regiment" (Press release). New Zealand Defence Force. 23 September 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2005.
  17. ^ "HRH Prince Philip". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  18. ^ Cooke, P. (2019). Won by the Spade: How the Royal New Zealand Engineers Built a Nation. Dunedin: Exisle Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 9781775593645.
  19. ^ "HM Edward VIII". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  20. ^ "HM George VI". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  21. ^ A History of the Second Battalion, New Zealand Scottish. Dunedin: Ex-members' Association. 1981. OCLC 154243523.
  22. ^ "HM The Queen Mother". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  23. ^ "HRH Princess Margaret". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  24. ^ "HRH Prince Arthur". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  25. ^ "HRH Prince Henry". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  26. ^ "H.R.H Princess Alice". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.

See also

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