Colonel-in-Chief

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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 do not have an operational role. They are however kept informed of all important activities of the regiment, and pay occasional visits to its operational units.

In the United Kingdom, the only non-Royal Colonel-in-Chief is the Duke of Wellington, Colonel-in-Chief of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.

Currently in the British Army, three foreign monarchs hold the position of Colonel-in-Chief of British regiments:

• HM King Abdullah II - The Light Dragoons
• HM King Harald V - The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own Yorkshire Regiment)
• HM Queen Margrethe II - The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)

Contents 1 Colonels-in-Chief 1.1 British Army 1.1.1 Cavalry 1.1.2 Infantry 1.1.3 Combat Support 1.1.4 Combat Service Support 1.2 Canadian Army 1.3 Australian Army 1.4 New Zealand Army 1.5 Norwegian Army 1.6 Papua New Guinea Army

Colonels-in-Chief

British Army

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

• 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
• Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) - HM The Queen
• Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) - HRH The Prince of Wales
• Coldstream Guards - HM The Queen
• Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry - HRH The Duke of Kent
• Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) - His Grace The Duke of Wellington
• Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) - HM King Harald V of Norway
• Grenadier Guards - HM The Queen
• The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
• Irish Guards - HM The Queen
• King's Own Royal Border Regiment - HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
• King's Own Scottish Borderers - vacant
• King's Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
• Light Infantry - HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
• Parachute Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
• Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire - HRH The Duchess of Kent
• Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) - HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
• Queen's Lancashire Regiment - HM The Queen
• Royal Anglian Regiment - vacant
• Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
• Royal Green Jackets - HM The Queen
• Royal Gurkha Rifles - HRH The Prince of Wales
• Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) - HRH The Duke of York
• Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment) - HRH The Duke of York
• Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - HRH The Duke of Kent
• Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) - HRH The Prince of Wales
• Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) - HRH The Princess Royal
• Royal Welch Fusiliers - HM The Queen
• Scots Guards - HM The Queen
• Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) - HRH The Duke of York
• Welsh Guards - HM The Queen
• Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) - HRH The Princess Royal

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

Canadian Army

Australian Army

New Zealand Army

Norwegian Army

• Royal Norwegian Guard - Nils Olav the Penguin

Papua New Guinea Army

• Royal Pacific Islands Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales