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, two foreign monarchs hold the position of Colonel-in-Chief of British regiments:
- HM King Abdullah II - The Light Dragoons
- HM Queen Margrethe II - The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
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Colonels-in-Chief
British Army
Cavalry
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards - HRH Charles, 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
- Coldstream Guards - HM The Queen
- Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry - HRH The Duke of Kent
- Grenadier Guards - HM The Queen
- Irish Guards - HM The Queen
- King's Own Royal Border Regiment - HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
- King's Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
- Light Infantry - HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
- Parachute Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
- 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 - HRH The Duke of Gloucester
- 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 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 Scotland - HM The Queen
- Royal Welsh - 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
- 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
Canadian Forces
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 - Countess Mountbatten of Burma
- 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 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 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
Australian Army
- 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 - vacant
- 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 Ducess of Gloucester
New Zealand Army
- 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
Norwegian Army
- Hans Majestet Kongens Garde - Nils Olav the Penguin
Papua New Guinea Army
- Royal Pacific Islands Regiment - HRH The Prince of Wales
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