The Prince and Princess of Wales have been given new military titles – but Kate is unlikely to wear the uniform (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
King Charles has awarded more military titles to himself and other members of the royal family.
Buckingham Palace says the new appointments will reflect the close relationship between the armed forces and the royals.
The King has taken on eight new military affiliations, while the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Royal will also take on new titles.
Kate will take on three new titles – but despite receiving other titles last year, she’s not been seen wearing ceremonial military uniform.
She became the Colonel of the Irish Guards last year, taking over from William, but when taking the salute of the regiment during her St Patrick’s Day visit she didn’t wear military uniform.
That’s in contrast to her husband who wore military uniform during the same ceremonies when he still held the title.
She wore the Royal Victorian Order uniform at the King’s coronation – but this is not a military uniform.
Metro.co.uk has a list of all the new appointments for each royal below.
King Charles III
Sponsor, HMS Queen Elizabeth
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Tank Regiment
Captain General, The Royal Artillery
Captain General, The Honourable Artillery Company
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Marham
Air Commodore-in-Chief, RAF Regiment
King Charles often wears military uniform at important events (Picture: BACKGRID)
As King, Charles is head of the armed forces. He is also a military veteran himself, having trained and served in both the Royal Navy and RAF.
Queen Camilla
Patron, The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department Her Majesty
The Queen has a range of military affiliations, and was recently announced as the new Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers.
The Queen’s father, the late Major Bruce Shand, served with the 12th Lancers during World War II.
Her other military appointments include Colonel Grenadier Guards and Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles.
William, Prince of Wales
Colonel-in-Chief, The Mercian Regiment
Colonel-in-Chief, The Army Air Corps
Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Valley
The Prince of Wales has a strong affiliation with the Armed Forces, having served in the Army as a Platoon Commander in The Blues and Royals, before completing flying training in the Royal Air Force.
He served as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot, spending three years at RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales.
Kate, Princess of Wales
Commodore-in-Chief, Fleet Air Arm
Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Coningsby
The Princess of Wales’s existing military appointments include Colonel, Irish Guards and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the Air Cadets.
William has also taken on new titles (Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
She is also Sponsor of HMS Glasgow – the first of the Royal Navy’s new Type 26 Frigates which is currently under construction.
Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Duke of Edinburgh holds a range of military appointments.
For 20 years, he served as Royal Honorary Colonel of The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, whose troops have deployed in support of both The Queen’s Royal Hussars and The Royal Dragoon Guards.
He is also Royal Colonel of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, and was recently announced as Colonel-in-Chief of The London Guards.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Irish Regiment
Royal Colonel, The Queen’s Own Yeomanry
The Duchess of Edinburgh’s military appointments include Royal Colonel of 5th Battalion The Rifles and Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Wittering.
Every year, she holds an annual competition in which her affiliated regiments from the UK and Canada compete against each other in a series of challenges, to foster cooperation.
Princess Anne also often wears military uniform (Picture: REUTERS)
Anne, Princess Royal
Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
This appointment represents the Princess Royal’s strong links to Scotland and existing links with the Regiment as Colonel-in-Chief of both 1st Battalion The Ranger Regiment (formerly 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland) and 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Air Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Auxiliary Air Force
The Duke of Gloucester has been Patron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Foundation since 2012.
His mother, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, was Commandant of the Womens’ Auxiliary Air Force from 1939 to 1944.
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
Colonel-in-Chief, Adjutant General’s Corps
The Duchess of Gloucester has held the appointment of Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, Adjutant General’s Corps, since 1992.
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Buckingham Palace says the new appointments will reflect the close relationship between the armed forces and the royals.
