Royal Family Members With Honorary Military Appointments
| Name | Appoinments |
|---|---|
| Honorary Military Appointments in the New Zealand Defence Force | |
| The Queen | Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers Air Commodore-in-Chief, New Zealand Territorial Air Force Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Colonel-in-Chief, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) (until 1964) Colonel-in-Chief, The Wellington Regiment (until 1964) Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (until 1996; disbanded) |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | Field Marshal in the New Zealand Army Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Colonel-in-Chief, New Zealand Infantry Corps (formerly) Colonel-in-Chief, The Hawkes Bay Regiment (formerly) Colonel-in-Chief, The Otago and Southland Regiment (formerly) |
| The Prince of Wales | Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| The Duke of York | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment ("The Duke of York's own"; since 1996 formation) |
| The Princess Royal | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals (since 1977) |
| The Duchess of Gloucester | Colonel Commandant of the Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps (since 1985). |
| Former Honorary Military Appointments | |
| Princess Alexandra of Kent | Colonel-in-Chief, Wellington and West Coast and Taranaki Regiment (until 1964) |
| Edward VIII | Honorary Colonel, Queen Alexandra's (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles Honorary Colonel, Regiment of New Zealand Artillery Honorary Colonel, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) (all appointments relinquished upon his abdication in 1936) |
| George VI | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Artillery Colonel-in-Chief, The Auckland Regiment |
| Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (from 1947) |
| The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (until 1964) Colonel-in-Chief, The Northland Regiment (until 1964) |
| The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | Colonel-in-Chief, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) |
| The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps |
| Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester | Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps |
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