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New Royal Colonels appointed

Published 1 July 2003

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN

The Queen has been pleased to appoint new Royal Colonels to the following Regiments and military units, some of whom formerly had Queen Elizabeth or Princess Margaret as their Colonel (indicated below).

The Prince of Wales
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (Queen Elizabeth)
The King's Regiment (Queen Elizabeth)
Black Watch (Queen Elizabeth)

The Duke of York
Small Arms School Corps
The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret)
9th/12th Lancers (Queen Elizabeth)

The Earl of Wessex
Royal Wessex Yeomanry

The Countess of Wessex
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (Princess Margaret)

The Princess Royal
Royal Army Veterinary Corps

The Duke of Gloucester
Royal Army Medical Corps (Queen Elizabeth)

HM King Abdullah of Jordan
The Light Dragoons (Princess Margaret)

The Earl and Countess of Wessex open Bear Wood at Bristol's 'Wild Place Project'

Published 23 July 2019

The Earl of Wessex visits Malaysia and Australia with The Duke of Edinburgh International Award

The Earl of Wessex visits Malaysia and Australia with the DofE International Award

The Earl of Wessex attends RAF events

Published 30 November 2018

The Earl of Wessex visits the Royal Tennis Court, in support of The DOE International Award

Published 29 November 2018

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Diamond Challenge

Read about The Duke of Edinburgh's Diamond challenge, part of their 60th celebrations...

The Earl of Wessex visits Cambridge

Published 19 January 2018

Receiving my Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award at Buckingham Palace

Shannon's story of her day out to receive her Gold DofE Award at Buckingham Palace

How The Duke of Edinburgh's Award changed my life

Jon's transformation from a young man in prison to one with a stable future...

The Earl of Wessex goes on a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Tour in London

Published 16 November 2017

The Earl of Wessex in Derbyshire

Published 27 September 2017

The Earl of Wessex watches The Royal Wessex Yeomanry train in Germany

Published 21 September 2017

A History of Royal Weddings at Windsor Castle

The Duke of Edinburgh visits Hillsborough Castle to present DofE Gold Awards

Published 26 May 2017

Year in review: The Earl and Countess of Wessex's work in 2016

Published 13 April 2017

The Earl of Wessex visits Maidenhead Synagogue

Published 17 January 2017

The Earl celebrates the 60th anniversary of the National Youth Theatre

Published 17 November 2016

We have much to be thankful for and much to celebrate
A speech by The Earl of Wessex at Bath Abbey, marking the 50th anniversary of the University of Bath

The Earl of Wessex celebrates the 50th anniversary of the University of Bath

Published 25 October 2016

The Earl of Wessex visits RAF College Cranwell

Published 28 July 2016

The Earl of Wessex celebrates the success of the DofE in Scotland

Published 7 July 2016

The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit Canada

Published 28 June 2016

Rethinking the Future for Coral Reefs

Published 8 June 2016

The Earl of Wessex visits the Sea Cadets and Army Cadets

Published 28 April 2016

A family day out at The Wild Place Project and Bristol Zoo

Published 14 April 2016

The Earl visits Prior Park College

Published 17 March 2016

The Earl and Countess visit Little Cayman’s Central Caribbean Marine Institute

Published 8 March 2016

The Earl of Wessex visits Manchester City FC

Published 24 February 2016

14 February 2012

The Earl and The Countess of Wessex tour the West Indies

15 April 2008

Arrangements for the christening of Viscount Severn

21 December 2007

Names announced for Viscount Severn

17 December 2007

The Countess of Wessex has given birth to a baby boy

8 April 2004

Announcement of the christening of Lady Louise Windsor

7 January 2004

Family photographs of The Earl and Countess of Wessex with Lady Louise Windsor

26 November 2003

The baby daughter of TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex is named

10 November 2003

The Countess of Wessex gives birth to a baby girl

The Countess of Wessex visits The Hague

Published 2 February 2023

The Countess of Wessex visits Connaught School and Heatherwood Hospital

Published 19 January 2023

The Countess of Wessex receives 2022 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award

Published 6 December 2022

The Countess of Wessex visits Whizz-Kidz

Published 2 December 2022

International Conference for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

Published 28 November 2022

The Countess of Wessex visits London Zoo

Published 25 November 2022

The Countess of Wessex visits Cheshire and Sheffield

Published 4 November 2022

The Countess of Wessex undertakes first visit to MOD Lyneham as Colonel-in-Chief, The Corps of REME

Published 28 September 2022

Tackling online abuse must be a national priority- The Countess of Wessex

The Countess of Wessex announced as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Published 30 March 2022

The Countess of Wessex visits New York

Today I ask you to rededicate your efforts to ensure that the internet is a place of safety for all.
The Countess of Wessex's speech at the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights event in Brussels

The Countess of Wessex’s work to support women in conflict around the world

The Countess of Wessex: Women, Peace and Security agenda

The Countess of Wessex visits Thames Valley Air Ambulance

Published 3 September 2020

A message of condolence from The Countess of Wessex to the President of the Republic of Lebanon.

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