Charities and Patronages

Following His Majesty The King’s Accession, the Royal Household is conducting a review of Royal Patronage.  The review will cover the organisations of which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was Patron and those organisations to which The King and The Queen Consort were connected through Patronage or Presidency as Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

Members of the Royal Family have links with hundreds of charities, military associations, professional bodies and public service organisations. Some are well known, while others may be smaller bodies working in a very specialist area or on a local basis only.

Having a Royal patron or president provides vital publicity for the work of these organisations, and allows their enormous achievements and contributions to society to be recognised.

You can use this database to find the organisations with which members of the Royal Family are associated.

• 100 Women in Finance

  100 Women in Finance is a global not for profit association which aims to empower women in the industry through educational, peer engagement and philanthropic initiatives. As part of their UK philanthropic efforts, since 2010, 100WF has worked with the Charities Forum of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to support one of the Forum's charities each year.

  100WF runs a global initiative which aims to inspire the next generation of young women to explore at a career in the financial sector. HRH The Countess of Wessex is Global Ambassador of this initiative.

  Region: UK-wide

  Members of the Royal Family:

  The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador

• 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Association

  Association for past and serving members of 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers.

  Region: UK-wide

  Members of the Royal Family:

  Her Majesty The Queen, Patron

• 1st Battalion London Guards

  Territorial Army

  Region: UK (England)

  Members of the Royal Family:

  The Earl of Wessex, Colonel

• 1st Battalion, The Ranger Regiment (1 RANGER)

  Unit of the British Army

  Region: UK (Scotland)

  Members of the Royal Family:

  The Princess Royal, Royal Colonel

• 1st Battalion, The Rifles

  Unit of the British Army.

  Region: UK (England)

  Members of the Royal Family:

  The Duke of Kent, Royal Colonel

• 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

  Cavalry regiment of the British Army.

  Region: UK (Wales)

  Members of the Royal Family:

  The King, Colonel In Chief

• 2nd Battalion, The Rifles

  Armed Forces

  Region: UK-wide

  Members of the Royal Family:

  The Earl of Wessex, Royal Colonel

• 3rd Battalion The Rifles

  Armed Forces

  Region: UK-wide

  Members of the Royal Family:

  Princess Alexandra, Royal Colonel

• 48th Highlanders of Canada

  Reserve infantry unit of the Canadian Army.

  Region: Canada

  Members of the Royal Family:

  Her Majesty The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief

• 4th Battalion The Rifles

  Battalion of the British Army.

  Region: UK (England)

  Members of the Royal Family:

  The Queen Consort, Royal Colonel