Kate, Sophie and William all handed key military roles in major royal shake-up
ok.co.ukBuckingham Palace has announced that several senior members of the Royal Family will be taking on new military roles. It has been said that the new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in King Charles' reign.
A number of Prince Andrew's former military patronages have been handed out following Queen Elizabeth's decision to strip her second son of his honorary roles in January 2022.The new appointments are the latest in a number of additions by the King as he previously moved to make Queen Camilla the Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, the Prince of Wales became the Colonel of the Welsh Guards and the Princess of Wales took over from her husband as the new Colonel of the Irish Guards.
King Charles As Head of the Armed Forces, as well as a military veteran, the King holds many key positions, but has now also taken on the following roles: 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 Queen Camilla The Queen expressed her support for the Grenadier Guards at Trooping the Colour earlier this year and was most recently announced as the new Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers.
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