I know it means a lot to these men and women that their Colonel-in-Chief is being honoured in this way.

The Queen, the unit's colonel-in-chief, stood watching a final march past by as the corps band struck up for the last time.

He became the honorary Colonel-in-Chief of this regiment in 1920.

A Colonel-in-Chief has a purely ceremonial role in their regiment.

As the regiment's Colonel-in-Chief, she played an active role in the regiment until her death.

To them, as your Colonel-in-Chief, I should like to pay a special tribute.

She was, at that time, Colonel-in-Chief of his regiment.

The four-star general is usually promoted as the Colonel-in-Chief of his respective unit.

She's a veteran, colonel-in-chief of the celebrated "masquerade" band Mahogany.

At this period they were commonly known as Blakeney's Regiment after the colonel-in-chief.

In the past non-royal persons have held, or been invited to hold, the post of Colonel-in-Chief.

The Queen is Colonel-in-Chief, and she approved her grandson's new title.

Many units also have a colonel-in-chief who is often a member of the Royal Family, frequently with a name connection to the regiment.

The chief purpose of the Colonel-in-Chief is to maintain a direct link between the regiment and the royal family.

As your Colonel-in-Chief, I wish you well in the challenges which surely lie ahead.

Prince Charles was its last colonel-in-chief.

Diana was also the colonel-in-chief of the Royal Hampshire Regiment.

On August 23, the new regiment parades for the Governor General and its colonel-in-chief.

Royalty traditionally holds the Colonel-in-Chief appointment and this individual acts as a patron.

The Maharajah himself was the Colonel-in-Chief of the forces.

Positions include colonel-in-chief, captain general, commodore-in-chief, admiral, and others.

He made honorary colonel-in-chief of the elite Norwegian King's Guard in 2005.

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Diana had to quit as colonel-in-chief of the regiment when she and Prince Charles divorced in 1996, the paper adds.

The Colonel-in-Chief is usually a general, and is the ceremonial head of his parent arm / service.