Military Appointments for Members of the Royal Family
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Military Appointments for Members of the Royal Family
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Further Military Appointments for Members of the Royal Family
Following His Majesty’s Accession, The King is pleased to announce further military appointments for working Members of the Royal Family. The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign.…
Further Military Appointments for Members of the Royal Family
Following His Majesty’s Accession, The King is pleased to announce further military appointments for working Members of the Royal Family. The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign.…
https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activi...e-royal-family
Further Military Appointments for Members of the Royal Family
Following His Majesty’s Accession, The King is pleased to announce further military appointments for working Members of the Royal Family. The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign.…
Further Military Appointments for Members of the Royal Family
Following His Majesty’s Accession, The King is pleased to announce further military appointments for working Members of the Royal Family. The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign.…
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I wonder why, with taking on new Colonel in Chief positions with the RSDG, RTR & RRS, HM The King was ‘required’ to relinquish his appointment as CiC to the Army Air Corps, is it as simple as us not being ‘Royal’?
From the Colonel Commandant AAC:
“His Majesty The King has informed me that His Royal duties require him to relinquish his appointment as our Colonel in Chief. In his stead He has graciously requested his son, His Royal Highness The Price of Wales, to take on the role and Prince William has accepted the appointment. We have been extremely fortunate to have the King as our Colonel in Chief since 1992 having qualified for his Army wings at Middle Wallop as a young man. He had taken a great interest in our Corps and had joined us for our 50th Anniversary at Middle Wallop in 2007 and presented our new Guidon at a parade and service in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral in 2007.”
Inter service rivalry comments expected
From the Colonel Commandant AAC:
“His Majesty The King has informed me that His Royal duties require him to relinquish his appointment as our Colonel in Chief. In his stead He has graciously requested his son, His Royal Highness The Price of Wales, to take on the role and Prince William has accepted the appointment. We have been extremely fortunate to have the King as our Colonel in Chief since 1992 having qualified for his Army wings at Middle Wallop as a young man. He had taken a great interest in our Corps and had joined us for our 50th Anniversary at Middle Wallop in 2007 and presented our new Guidon at a parade and service in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral in 2007.”
Inter service rivalry comments expected
Last edited by SilsoeSid; 12th Aug 2023 at 07:12.
He has other things to do as King I guess and so some of the long standing stuff gets passed on
Infra-family comments, perhaps, Sid - seeing as the Royal Family used to include an ex-serving member of the Corps
A bit of history here from an earlier post of mine.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was Honorary Air Commodore of Nos. 600 and 2600 (City of London) Squadrons being appointed to the rank in 1949. I cannot recall ever having seen the Queen Mum wearing an RAF uniform.
I was at Biggin Hill in 1955 when she visited Nos. 600 and 2600 (City of London) Squadrons on Saturday 23rd April 1955. She flew from Smith’s Lawn, Windsor Great Park, to Biggin Hill in a Westland WS-55 Whirlwind helicopter of the Fleet Air Arm, making her first helicopter flight. HM was received by AVM H. L. Patch, A.O.C. No. 11 Group. Later she reviewed a parade of both squadrons and watched a formation fly-past of No. 600 Sqn aircraft and a demonstration of Bofors gun-drill by No. 2600 Sqn.
Taken as the Fleet Air Arm Westland WS-55 with the Queen Mother aboard departed from the helicopter pad on the station parade ground on her return to Windsor Great Park. Her visit was not a particularly nice for one airman in the guard of honour when she pointed out to the SWO (Station Warrant Officer) that the airman's shoes were not as shiny as the others with the result that he was confined to camp of 14-days - this "offence" was the talk of the Station and was not received very kindly and left a somewhat bitter taste.
It was also the occasion I believe when the then Under Secretary of State for Air, George Ward, who was present, was seen to be wearing socks of two different colours, one blue and one brown. When this discrepancy was pointed out, he famously commented: "I have another pair with the same colours in my wardrobe at home”!
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was Honorary Air Commodore of Nos. 600 and 2600 (City of London) Squadrons being appointed to the rank in 1949. I cannot recall ever having seen the Queen Mum wearing an RAF uniform.
I was at Biggin Hill in 1955 when she visited Nos. 600 and 2600 (City of London) Squadrons on Saturday 23rd April 1955. She flew from Smith’s Lawn, Windsor Great Park, to Biggin Hill in a Westland WS-55 Whirlwind helicopter of the Fleet Air Arm, making her first helicopter flight. HM was received by AVM H. L. Patch, A.O.C. No. 11 Group. Later she reviewed a parade of both squadrons and watched a formation fly-past of No. 600 Sqn aircraft and a demonstration of Bofors gun-drill by No. 2600 Sqn.
Taken as the Fleet Air Arm Westland WS-55 with the Queen Mother aboard departed from the helicopter pad on the station parade ground on her return to Windsor Great Park. Her visit was not a particularly nice for one airman in the guard of honour when she pointed out to the SWO (Station Warrant Officer) that the airman's shoes were not as shiny as the others with the result that he was confined to camp of 14-days - this "offence" was the talk of the Station and was not received very kindly and left a somewhat bitter taste.
It was also the occasion I believe when the then Under Secretary of State for Air, George Ward, who was present, was seen to be wearing socks of two different colours, one blue and one brown. When this discrepancy was pointed out, he famously commented: "I have another pair with the same colours in my wardrobe at home”!
Perhaps it should have been the SWO and Parade Commander who should have had the `bollocking`,as they must have inspected the airmen beforehand...
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