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Succession of Colonels of the Regiment

Year Colonel of the Regiment Date of Appointment
1656 Thomas, Lord Wentworth , 5th Baron Wentworth (colonel of Lord Wentworth's Regiment) 26th August

1660

 John Russell (colonel of John Russell's Regiment of Guards until united with Wentworth's Regiment in 1665) 23rd November
1681 Henry, Duke of Grafton KG 14th December
1688 Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield 30th November
1688 Henry, Duke of Grafton KG 31st December
1689 Henry, Earl of Romney 16th March
1691 Charles, Duke of Schomberg 27th December
1693 Henry, Earl of Romney 27th November
1704 John, Duke of Marlborough KG 25th April
1712 James, Duke of Ormond KG 1st January
1714 John, Duke of Marlborough KG 26th September
1722 William, Earl of Cadogan KP 18th June
1726 Sir Charles Wills KB 26th September
1742 Field Marshal HRH William, Duke of Cumberland KG 18th February
1757 Field Marshal John, Earl Ligonier KB 30th November
1770 Field Marshal HRH William, Duke of Gloucester KG 30th April
1805 Field Marshal HRH Frederick, Duke of York KG, GCB, GCH 5th September
1827 Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington KG, GCB, GCH 22nd January
1852 Field Marshal HRH Albert, Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha KG, KT,KP, GCMG 23rd September
1861 Field Marshal HRH George, Duke of Cambridge KG, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCH 15th December
1904 Field Marshal HRH Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG, KT,KP, PC, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, VD, TD 1st May
1942 HRH The Princess Elizabeth (Duchess of Edinburgh) 24th February
1952 General The Lord Jeffreys KCB, KCVO, CMG, DL 8th April
1960 Major General Sir Allan Adair Bt, GCVO, CBE, DSO, MC, DL, JP 19th December
1975 Field Marshal HRH, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE

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