List of New Zealand organisations with royal patronage
This is a list of New Zealand organisations with designated royal status.
- Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers
- Corps of Royal New Zealand Military Police
- Royal Aeronautical Society (New Zealand Division)
- Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand
- Royal Akarana Yacht Club
- Royal Arcadian Yacht Club
- Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
- Royal Auckland Golf Club
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
- Royal Christchurch Musical Society
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
- Royal Dunedin Male Choir
- Royal East Auckland Curry Club
- Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices' Associations
- Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
- Royal Humane Society of New Zealand
- Royal New Zealand Aero Club
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum
- Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
- Royal New Zealand Army Dental Corps
- Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment
- Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps
- Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Corps
- Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps
- Royal New Zealand Ballet
- Royal New Zealand Coastguard Federation
- Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
- Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals
- Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport
- Royal New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal New Zealand Curry Club
- Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps
- Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind
- Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
- Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
- Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Royal New Zealand Navy
- Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association
- Royal New Zealand Plunket Society
- Royal New Zealand Police College
- Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association
- Royal New Zealand Show
- Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
- Royal New Zealand Well Digger's Association
- Royal New Zealand Women's Army Corps
- Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand
- Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand
- Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
- Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
- Royal School of Church Music New Zealand
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society New Zealand Branch
- Royal Society of New Zealand
- Royal Wanganui Opera House
- Royal Wellington Golf Club
Royal Family members with honorary military appointments
| Name | Appointments |
|---|---|
| Honorary Military Appointments in the New Zealand Defence Force | |
| The Queen[1] | 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)[N 1] Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (until 1996; disbanded) |
| The Duke of Edinburgh[2] | 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 Hawkes Bay Regiment (formerly) Colonel-in-Chief, The Otago and Southland Regiment (formerly) |
| The Prince of Wales[3] | Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| The Duke of York[4] | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment ("The Duke of York's own"; since 1996 formation)[N 2][5] |
| The Princess Royal[6] | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals (since 1977)[N 3][7] |
| The Duchess of Gloucester[8] | Colonel Commandant of the Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps (since 1985). |
| Former Honorary Military Appointments | |
| Princess Alexandra of Kent | Colonel-in-Chief, Wellington and West Coast and Taranaki Regiment (until 1964)[N 1] |
| Edward VIII[9] | 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[10] | 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 Mother[11] | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (from 1947) |
| The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon[12] | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (until 1964) Colonel-in-Chief, The Northland Regiment (until 1964)[N 1] |
| The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn [13] | Colonel-in-Chief, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) |
| The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester[14] | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps |
| Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester[15] | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps |
Notes
- Until the re-organisation of the infantry arm of the New Zealand army in 1964.
- 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
- In 2006, the Princess Royal's visit to New Zealand included visits to the Corps of Signals.
References
- "H.M. Elizabeth II". regiments.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HRH Prince Philip". regiments.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HRH Prince Charles". regiments.org. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HRH Prince Andrew". regiments.org. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "Duke of York to Visit Army Logistic Regiment" (Press release). New Zealand Defence Force. 2006-09-23. Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved 2005-07-21.
- "HRH Princess Anne". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "The Princess Royal arriving in New Zealand" (Press release). Monarchist League of New Zealand. 2006-07-08. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HRH Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester". regiments.org. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HM Edward VIII". regiments.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HM George VI". regiments.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HM The Queen Mother". regiments.org. Archived from the original on September 10, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HRH Princess Margaret". regiments.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HRH Prince Arthur". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 2006-07-16. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "HRH Prince Henry". regiments.org. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "H.R.H Princess Alice". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
See also
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