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A tribute to our Late Royal Patron
A tribute
to our Late
Royal Patron
On her numerous visits
to various Royal Marines’
Units and events, she
recognised that our
Corps Family had strived
to reflect her pledge,
made in 1947, to ‘devote
herself to service’.
Throughout her reign, Her Late Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II was Royal Patron of
the Royal Marines Association, having
acceded to continue Royal Patronage of
our Association from her late father.
Along with her late husband, His
Royal Highness Prince Philip The Duke
of Edinburgh, she was a steadfast
supporter of the Royal Marines and
our families.
On her numerous visits to various
Royal Marines’ Units and events, she
recognised that our Corps Family had
strived to reflect her pledge, made
in 1947, to ‘devote herself to service’
and that our Corps had honoured her
request to provide her with ‘support
unfailingly given’.
Whilst her relationship with the RMA
was in large part fulfilled by her late
husband, our Captain General, our
annual reports to our Royal Patron
were read and responded to, and
only on the day of her death we
received a reply to our message of
Loyal Greetings on the occasion of
the 2022 Corps Family Weekend —
which unfortunately we had to cancel
following the sad news.
At what may be a time of a
considerable upheaval, our monarchy
provides us all with a seamless
headmark and example.
During her visit to RM Poole in 1984 and
CTCRM in 1998, it was clear to all that
met her that she had a remarkable
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ability to put people at ease with
her extraordinary warmth and her
listening ear.
God Save The King!
Brigadier Richard Spencer CBE
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