Some information on this website may be out-of-date following the death of Queen Elizabeth.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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  • Royal Air Force Odiham

    Air base near Hook in Hampshire.

    Region: UK (England)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Duke of Gloucester, Honorary Air Commodore
  • Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

    The world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to furthering study of anthropology.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Duke of Gloucester, Patron
  • Royal Army Medical Corps

    Corps of doctors who provide medical services to the British Army in peacetime and in conflict.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel In Chief
  • Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association

    Unit of the British Army.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Princess Royal, Honorary Life Member
    The Duke of Gloucester, PATRON
  • Royal Auxiliary Air Force Foundation

    The Foundation is engaged on the production of a Roll of Honour detailing all those members of the Force who lost their lived while on duty. The Roll is being prepared in manuscript and will list over 1000 names. Arrangements have been made for it to be kept in the RAF Church of St Clement Danes.

    Region: UK (England)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

    Website: www.rics.org

    Leading source of land, property, construction and environmental knowledge, promoting best practice.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
    The Duke of Gloucester, Member
  • Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)

    Reserve regiment of the British Army.

    Region: UK (Wales)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Honorary Colonel
  • Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps

    SVCS, ARMY, MED, MEDIC, CWEALTH,

    Region: Other Commonwealth Country
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel in Chief
  • Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

    Website: www.rusi.org

    Leading forum in the UK for national and international defence and security.

    Region: UK-wide
    Members of the Royal Family:
    Her Majesty The Queen, Patron
    The Duke of Gloucester, International Advisory Board Member
    The Duke of Kent, President
  • Scottish Railway Preservation Society

    Dedicated to the advancement of Scottish railway heritage, with a collection of railway locomotives.

    Region: UK (Scotland)
    Members of the Royal Family:
    The Duke of Gloucester, Member