Some information on this website may be out-of-date following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

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.

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  • The Royal Society

    Scientific academy of the UK and the Commonwealth dedicated to promoting excellence in science.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, Fellow
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
    The Princess Royal, Fellow
    The Duke of Kent, Fellow
  • The Royal Society of Edinburgh

    Educational charity seeking the advancement of learning and useful knowledge.

    Region: UK (Scotland)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Princess Royal, Honorary Fellow
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
    The Prince of Wales, Honorary Fellowship
  • The Royal Society of Medicine

    Website: www.rsm.ac.uk

    Provides continuing medical education for doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, Honorary Fellow
    The Duke of Kent, Honorary Fellow
    The Princess Royal, Honorary Fellow
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
  • Tusk Trust

    Website: www.tusk.org

    An African conservation charity, based in UK.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, Royal Patron
  • Tuvalu Order of Merit

    HMTQ approved the nomination

    Region: Australia
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, Membership
    The Princess of Wales, Membership
  • Wales Air Ambulance Charity

    The Wales Air Ambulance was founded in 2001 and operates out of four airbases in Caernarfon, Llanelli, Welshpool and Cardiff. It has completed over 43,000 missions and is on standby 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The charity offers advanced critical care and can deliver blood transfusions, administer anaesthesia and undertake emergency operations at the scene of the incident, before flying the patient directly to specialist care.

    Region: UK (Wales)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, Patron
  • Welsh Guards

    Regiment of the British Army.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief
    The Prince of Wales, Colonel
    The King, Colonel
  • Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust

    to support those players and their families who have been severely injured whilst playing rugby football in Wales

    Region: UK (Wales)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, Patron
  • Welsh Rugby Union

    Website: www.wru.co.uk

    Sporting association for rugby in Wales.

    Region: UK (Wales)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Prince of Wales, Patron