List of New Zealand organisations with royal patronage explained

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

Royal Family members with honorary military appointments

NameAppointments
Honorary Military Appointments in the New Zealand Defence Force
The KingAdmiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy (2015-)[6]
Field Marshal in the New Zealand Army (2015-)
Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (2015-)
Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Artillery (2023-)[7]
The Princess Royal[8] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals (since 1977)[9] [10]
The Duke of GloucesterColonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps[11]
The Duchess of Gloucester[12] Colonel Commandant of the Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps (since 1985).
Former Honorary Military Appointments
The KingAir Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (1977-2015)[13]
Elizabeth II[14] 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)[15]
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (until 1996; disbanded)
The Duke of York[16] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (until January 2022)[17]
("The Duke of York's own"; since 1996 formation)[18] [19]
The Duke of Edinburgh[20] 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 KentColonel-in-Chief, Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment (until 1964)
Prince George, Duke of KentColonel-in-Chief, Corps of New Zealand Engineers (until 1942)[21]
Edward VIII[22] 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)
George VI[23] 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 MotherColonel-in-Chief, New Zealand Scottish Regiment (from 1939)[24]
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (from 1947)[25]
The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon[26] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (until 1964)
Colonel-in-Chief, The Northland Regiment (until 1964)
The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn[27] Colonel-in-Chief, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester[28] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester[29] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps

Notes

  1. Web site: Charities and Patronages. The Royal Family. 5 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Charities and Patronages. The Royal Family. 5 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Charities and Patronages. The Royal Family. 5 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Charities and Patronages. The Royal Family. 5 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Charities and Patronages. The Royal Family. 5 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Honorary Appointments to the New Zealand Defence Force. New Zealand Gazette. 6 August 2015.
  7. Web site: New RNZA Captain General. The Royal New Zealand Artillery Association. 21 February 2024. 25 August 2023.
  8. Web site: HRH Princess Anne . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20060515192134/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1950anne.htm . 2006-05-15 . dead .
  9. In 2006, the Princess Royal's visit to New Zealand included visits to the Corps of Signals.
  10. The Princess Royal arriving in New Zealand. 2006-07-21. 2006-07-08. Monarchist League of New Zealand. https://archive.today/20091025215441/http://www.geocities.com/cox_nz/080706.htm. dead. 2009-10-25.
  11. Web site: Awapuni Memorial Rededication . 2024-05-11 . manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz . en.
  12. Web site: HRH Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060523231035/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1947birG.htm . May 23, 2006 .
  13. Web site: HRH Prince Charles . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060715164934/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1948chas.htm . July 15, 2006 .
  14. Web site: H.M. Elizabeth II . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060712034801/http://regiments.org/biography/royals/1926eliz.htm . July 12, 2006 .
  15. Until the re-organisation of the infantry arm of the New Zealand army in 1964.
  16. Web site: HRH Prince Andrew . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060508082034/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1960andY.htm . May 8, 2006 .
  17. News: Prince Andrew's military affiliations and royal patronages returned to the Queen. 13 January 2022. 13 January 2022. Sky News.
  18. 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
  19. Duke of York to Visit Army Logistic Regiment . 2005-07-21 . 2006-09-23 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061009130253/http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/media-releases/20050923-doytvalr.htm . October 9, 2006 .
  20. Web site: HRH Prince Philip . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060719150909/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1921phil.htm . July 19, 2006 .
  21. Book: Cooke, P.. Won by the Spade: How the Royal New Zealand Engineers Built a Nation. Exisle Publishing. Dunedin. 9781775593645. 2019. 233.
  22. Web site: HM Edward VIII . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070103001816/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1894edw8.htm . January 3, 2007 .
  23. Web site: HM George VI . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060712032237/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1895geo6.htm . July 12, 2006 .
  24. Book: A History of the Second Battalion, New Zealand Scottish. Ex-members' Association. 1981. Dunedin. 154243523.
  25. Web site: HM The Queen Mother . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060910050338/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1900eliz.htm . September 10, 2006 .
  26. Web site: HRH Princess Margaret . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060629170123/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1930marg.htm . June 29, 2006 .
  27. Web site: HRH Prince Arthur . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716120645/http://regiments.org/biography/royals/1850artC.htm . 2006-07-16 . dead .
  28. Web site: HRH Prince Henry . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060715120245/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1900henG.htm . July 15, 2006 .
  29. Web site: H.R.H Princess Alice . 2006-07-21 . regiments.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20060514111851/http://www.regiments.org/biography/royals/1901aliG.htm . 2006-05-14 . dead .

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