List of New Zealand organisations with royal patronage

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

Royal Family members with honorary military appointments

Name Appointments
Honorary Military Appointments in the New Zealand Defence Force
The King[6]
Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
The Princess Royal[7] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals (since 1977)[N 1][8]
The Duchess of Gloucester[9]
Colonel Commandant of the Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps
(since 1985).
Former Honorary Military Appointments
Elizabeth II[10]
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 Duke of York[11] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (until January 2022)[12]
("The Duke of York's own"; since 1996 formation)[N 3][13]
The Duke of Edinburgh[14]
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, Duke of Kent Colonel-in-Chief,
Corps of New Zealand Engineers (until 1942)[15]
Edward VIII[16]
 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)
George VI[17]
 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)[18]
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (from 1947)[19]
The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon[20] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (until 1964)
Colonel-in-Chief, The Northland Regiment (until 1964)[N 2]
The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn[21] Colonel-in-Chief, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester[22] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester[23] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps

Notes

  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

  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. ^ "HRH Prince Charles". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  7. ^ "HRH Princess Anne". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  8. Monarchist League of New Zealand. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original
    on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  9. ^ "HRH Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  10. ^ "H.M. Elizabeth II". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  11. ^ "HRH Prince Andrew". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  12. ^ "Prince Andrew's military affiliations and royal patronages returned to the Queen". Sky News. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "HRH Prince Philip". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  15. ISBN 9781775593645
    .
  16. ^ "HM Edward VIII". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  17. ^ "HM George VI". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  18. OCLC 154243523
    .
  19. ^ "HM The Queen Mother". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  20. ^ "HRH Princess Margaret". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  21. ^ "HRH Prince Arthur". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  22. ^ "HRH Prince Henry". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2006.
  23. ^ "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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