• Colonel-in-chief is a ceremonial position in a military regiment. It is in common use in several Commonwealth armies, where it is held by the regiment's...
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  • colonel-in-chief wears a colonel's uniform and encourages the members of the regiment, but takes no active part in the actual command structure or in...
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    [ˌnɪls ˈôːlɑv]) is a king penguin who resides in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard. The name 'Nils...
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  • title employed by the British Army is "colonel-in-chief" which is distinct from the ceremonial title "Colonel of the Regiment". The position is usually...
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    In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, lieutenant colonel is a field-grade officer rank, just above the rank of major and...
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    Royal Regiment of Wales (category Military units and formations in Wales)
    appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the new regiment in early 1969, his first Army appointment. The amalgamation parade of the two regiments took place in Cardiff...
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  • Grenadier Guards (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
    VII assumed the colonelcy-in-chief of the regiment on his accession, and subsequent monarchs have also been colonel-in-chief. 1901–1910: King Edward VII...
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    Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (category Women in the Royal Air Force)
    Elizabeth II, 1952 UK Colonel-in-Chief, the King's Own Scottish Borderers Colonel-in-Chief, the Northamptonshire Regiment Colonel-in-Chief, the 2nd East Anglian...
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    1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (category Military units and formations in Wales)
    a parade through the streets of Cardiff city, both attended by the Colonel-in-Chief, the Prince of Wales (now Charles III). The regiment received a great...
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  • Royal Lancers (category Military units and formations established in 2015)
    amalgamation was announced in July 2012, and the regiment was formed with an amalgamation parade before their colonel-in-chief, Queen Elizabeth II, at Richmond...
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  • The Rifles (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
    headquarters located in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. The Battalion is paired with 2 RIFLES. The Queen is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, whilst...
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    United Kingdom Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Anglian Regiment Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Army Medical Service Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal...
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    Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (category Military units and formations established in 1971)
    always worn with a black backing in mourning for Tsar Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, who was their Colonel-in-Chief at the time of his execution....
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    Guards 1977–2007: Colonel-in-Chief of the Cheshire Regiment 1977–1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the Gordon Highlanders 1977–1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the 2nd King...
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  • Royal Colonel - an appointment made by the Monarch, to appointment of Colonel-in-Chief or Colonel of a regiment Honorary Air Commodore-in-Chief and Honorary...
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    Coldstream Guards (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
    VII assumed the colonelcy-in-chief of the regiment on his accession, and subsequent monarchs have also been colonel-in-chief. 1901–1910: King Edward VII...
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    and in March 2006, she opened the Prostate Centre. Australia Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Australian Army Educational Corps Bermuda Colonel-in-Chief, of...
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  • Blues and Royals (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
    Cavalry. The Colonel of the Regiment is Anne, Princess Royal. It is the second-most senior regiment in the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1969 from...
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    Welsh Guards (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
    George V assumed the colonelcy-in-chief of the regiment on its formation, and subsequent monarchs have also been colonel-in-chief. 1915–1936: King George V...
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    Branch 1982– : Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regina Rifles 1987– : Colonel-in-Chief of Royal Newfoundland Regiment 2003– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal...
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    ] 1957–1968: Colonel-in-Chief, of Durham Light Infantry 1968–2002: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, of Light Infantry 1977–2006: Colonel-in-Chief, of King's Own...
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    Prince George, Duke of Kent (category Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Scotland)
    colonel in the British Army and in the equivalent rank of group captain in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He was also appointed as the Colonel-in-Chief of...
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    Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
    resigned as Colonel-in-chief and the Queen of Denmark was appointed its Colonel-in-Chief. The 1st Battalion served a seven-month tour of Iraq in 2004 with...
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    Royal Irish Regiment (1992) (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021))
    casualties in the action. The Colonel-in-Chief, the Duke of York presented the regiment new colours to St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh...
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  • Life Guards (United Kingdom) (category Military units and formations established in 1922)
    1990 Lt Col Anthony P. de Ritter: December 1990–October 1992 The Colonels-in-Chief of the regiment were: 21 May 1922 – 1 February 1936: King George V...
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    Royal Dragoon Guards (category Military units and formations established in 1992)
    Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Bateman 2015–2018: Lieutenant Colonel James J. S. Lane 2018–2019: Lieutenant Colonel Ben K. Watts 2019–2022: Lieutenant Colonel Dominic...
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  • Royal Signals Regiment (Malaysia) (category Military units and formations established in 1949)
    (IKED). Colonel H.R.H. Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan is the present Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment...
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    Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (category Infantry regiments of Canada in World War II)
    17, 2007, the regiment's colonel-in-chief is former Governor-General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson. The previous colonel-in-chief was Countess Mountbatten...
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  • Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (category Military units and formations established in 1958)
    with a stand of colours by the Colonel-in-Chief, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. From July 1963 the battalion was based in Holywood, County Down. Placed...
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  • 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (category Military units and formations established in 1922)
    September 2016. Joslen, Lieutenant-Colonel H.F. (1960). Orders of Battle, United Kingdom and Colonial Formations and Units in the Second World War, 1939–1945...
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