Everything about Colonel-in-chief totally explained
In the
British and other
Commonwealth armies, the
Colonel-in-Chief of a
regiment is its (usually
royal)
patron. This position is distinct from that of
Colonel of the Regiment. They don't have an operational role. They are however kept informed of all important activities of the regiment, and pay occasional visits to its operational units. Their chief purpose is to maintain a direct link between the regiment and the Royal Family.
Currently in the
British Army, two foreign monarchs hold the position of Colonel-in-Chief of British regiments:
While it's traditional for a royal personage to hold the position, it's at the discretion of the regiment or corps whom they invite to be their Colonel-in-Chief. This can be seen by the fact that the
Duke of Wellington was Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment that bore his name, and through the invitation to
Adrienne Clarkson to be Colonel-in-Chief of
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, while the
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps decided to ask the
Governor-General of Australia to serve as its Colonel-in-Chief. These exceptions, however, don't change the raison d'être of the post, which is to serve as a personal link between regiment and Monarch. The role of Colonel in Chief isn't to be confused with that of
Honorary Colonel.
Colonels-in-Chief
United Kingdom
Cavalry
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards - HRH The Prince of Wales
9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) - HRH The Duke of York
The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) - HM The Queen
The King's Royal Hussars - HRH The Princess Royal
The Life Guards - HM The Queen
The Light Dragoons - HM King Abdullah II of Jordan
The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
The Queen's Royal Lancers - HM The Queen
The Royal Dragoon Guards - HRH The Prince of Wales
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) - HM The Queen
The Royal Tank Regiment - HM The Queen
Infantry
Coldstream Guards - HM The Queen
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) - HM The Queen
Grenadier Guards - HM The Queen
Irish Guards - HM The Queen
The Mercian Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
The Parachute Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) - HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
The Rifles - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
The Royal Anglian Regiment - HRH The Duke of Gloucester
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment - HE The Governor of Gibraltar
The Royal Gurkha Rifles - HRH The Prince of Wales
The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment) - HRH The Duke of York
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - HRH The Duke of Kent
The Royal Regiment of Scotland - HM The Queen
The Royal Welsh - HM The Queen
Scots Guards - HM The Queen
Welsh Guards - HM The Queen
The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) - HRH The Duke of York
Combat Support
Army Air Corps - HRH The Prince of Wales
Corps of Royal Engineers - HM The Queen
Intelligence Corps - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Corps of Signals - HRH The Princess Royal
Royal Regiment of Artillery - HM The Queen (Captain-General)
Combat Service Support
Adjutant General's Corps - HM The Queen
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps - HRH The Countess of Wessex
Royal Army Dental Corps - HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
Royal Army Medical Corps - HRH The Duke of Gloucester
Royal Army Veterinary Corps - HRH The Princess Royal
Royal Logistic Corps - HRH The Princess Royal
Small Arms School Corps - HRH The Duke of York
Canada
Armoured
The Royal Canadian Dragoons - HRH The Prince of Wales
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) - HRH The Prince of Wales
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) - HRH The Princess Royal
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) - HM The Queen
The Governor General's Horse Guards - HM The Queen
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) - HRH The Duke of York
The Saskatchewan Dragoons - HRH The Earl of Wessex
Infantry
The Royal Canadian Regiment - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry - The Rt Hon Adrienne Clarkson
Royal 22e Régiment - HM The Queen
48th Highlanders of Canada - HM The Queen
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) - HM The Queen
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada - HRH The Prince of Wales
The Calgary Highlanders - HM The Queen
The Canadian Grenadier Guards - HM The Queen
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
The Essex and Kent Scottish - HRH Prince Michael of Kent
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters - HRH The Princess Royal
Governor General's Foot Guards - HM The Queen
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment - HRH The Earl of Wessex
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment - HRH The Countess of Wessex
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) - HRH The Duke of Kent
The Princess Louise Fusiliers - HRH The Duke of York
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Le Régiment de la Chaudière - HM The Queen
The Rocky Mountain Rangers - HM The Queen
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada - HRH The Duke of York
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment - HM The Queen
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment - HRH The Princess Royal
The Royal Regiment of Canada - HRH The Prince of Wales
The Royal Regina Rifles - HRH The Princess Royal
The Royal Westminster Regiment - The Duke of Westminster
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles - HRH The Prince of Wales
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) - HRH The Prince of Wales
Personnel branches
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery - HM The Queen (Captain General)
Canadian Military Engineers - HM The Queen
Communications and Electronics Branch - HRH The Princess Royal
Canadian Forces Medical Service - HRH The Princess Royal
Canadian Forces Dental Services - HRH The Duchess of Gloucester » Further information: List of Canadian organizations with Royal Patronage: Military
Australia
Royal Australian Armoured Corps - HRH The Prince of Wales
Royal Australian Infantry Corps - HM The Queen
Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery - HM The Queen (Captain General)
Corps of Royal Australian Engineers - HM The Queen
Royal Australian Corps of Signals - HRH The Princess Royal
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps - HE The Governor-General of Australia
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps - HM The Queen
Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps - HM The Queen
Corps of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Australian Army Educational Corps - HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps - HM The Queen
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment - HM The Queen
Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery - HM The Queen (Captain General)
Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers - HM The Queen
Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals - HRH The Princess Royal
Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment - HRH The Duke of York
Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps - HRH The Princess Royal
Royal New Zealand Army Educational Corps - HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
Bermuda
The Bermuda Regiment - HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
Papua New Guinea
Royal Pacific Islands Regiment - HRH The Prince of WalesFurther Information
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