Charities and Patronages

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.

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  • The British Medical Association

    Professional body for the practice of medicine in the UK.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
  • The British Public Works Association

    Website: www.royal.uk

    Aims to promote understanding of the importance of public works in the UK and overseas.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
  • The British Red Cross Society

    Member organisation of the largest independent humanitarian network in the world.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, President
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
    Princess Alexandra, Deputy President
  • The British Show Jumping Association

    Governing body of show jumping in Great Britain, formulating rules and codes of practice.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Princess Royal, Vice Patron
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
  • The Calgary Highlanders

    Website: www.royal.uk

    Unit of the Canadian Army.

    Region: Canada
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief
  • The Campaign to Protect Rural England

    Environmental group influencing policy regarding the English countryside.

    Region: UK (England)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
  • The Canadian Armed Forces Legal Branch

    The Legal Branch is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces and has more than 220 Regular and Reserve Force Legal Officers and military Court Reporters. The Branch is a unified one, with members wearing the uniforms of the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Region: Canada
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief
  • The Canadian Grenadier Guards

    Regiment of the Canadian Army.

    Region: Canada
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief
  • The Canadian Medical Association

    Website: www.cma.ca

    Canada's national medical regulatory and advisory organisation.

    Region: Canada
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
  • The Canning Club

    Membership club with close links with the Latin American countries, Spain and Portugal.

    Region: UK (England)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron