Personal aide-de-camp

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Personal Aide-de-Camp is an appointment in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. It is distinct from that of other Aides-de-Camp to the Queen (or King), in that it is only bestowed on members of the Royal Family holding military rank. The appointment is signified by the post-nominal letters 'ADC'. It is an honorary role with few duties or responsibilities attached; in the 20th century the Personal Aides de Camp were specifically listed as riding close behind the Gold State Coach at each Coronation, and walking or riding close behind the Gun Carriage at each State Funeral, of a monarch.London Gazette, various editions.
==History==
The practice of appointing family members as Personal Aides-de-Camp was begun by Queen Victoria.
==Insignia==
The emblem of the office is the royal cypher and crown (of the monarch who appointed the officer), which is worn on the uniform shoulder straps; and No. 1 gold aiguillettes, which are worn on the right shoulder. (The aiguillettes of Personal Aides-de-Camp are distinguished from those of other Aides-de-Camp by the addition of the royal cypher and crown to each tag).
==Current ADCs==
Those in the Royal Family who currently hold the appointment are:
Rank 	Name and Date of Appointment 	Military branchYears served
Appointed by King George VI 	Appointed by King George VI 	Appointed by King George VI
Admiral of the FleetField MarshalMarshal of the Royal Air Force	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1948-Present)https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38316/supplement/1 	1939–1952
Appointed by Queen Elizabeth II 	Appointed by Queen Elizabeth II 	Appointed by Queen Elizabeth II
Field MarshalAir Chief Marshal 	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1 August 1966-Present) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44082/supplement/9031 	1955–1976
Admiral of the FleetField MarshalMarshal of the Royal Air Force	Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (6 December 1973-Present)https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46148/supplement/14723	1971–19771971–1977
Captain (retired) 	Mark Phillips (1 February 1974-Present) 	1969–1978
Vice Admiral 	Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1 February 1984-Present) 	1978–2001https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49639/supplement/1735
Honorary Air Commodore 	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1 August 2004-Present) 	
Vice Admiral 	Sir Timothy Laurence (1 August 2004-Present) 	1973–2011
Squadron LeaderMajorLieutenant Commander 	Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (17 March 2013-Present) 	2006–20092009–2013
MajorSquadron LeaderLieutenant Commander 	Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (13 October 2018-Present) 	2005–2015
There are other categories of aides-de-camp to the Queen; most are serving military, naval, and air officers, usually of colonel or brigadier rank or equivalent. There are also specific posts for very senior officers, such as First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp, Flag Aide-de-Camp, Aide-de-Camp General, and Air Aide-de-Camp each with its own specific entitlement to post-nominal letters.
==Former ADCs==
Those in the Royal Family who previously held the appointment are:
Rank 	Name and Date of Appointment 	Military branchYears served
Appointed by Queen Victoria 	Appointed by Queen Victoria 	Appointed by Queen Victoria
Field Marshal 	Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (26 May 1876-16 January 1942) 	1868–1942
Admiral of the Fleet 	Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (9 December 1882-30 July 1900) 	August 1858–30 July 1900https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25176/page/6321
MajorCaptain 	Duke of Clarence and Avondale (21 June 1887-14 January 1892)https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25773/page/223	
Field MarshalAdmiral of the Fleet 	Prince George of Wales (21 June 1887-6 May 1910) 	
Field Marshal 	Duke of Cambridge (1 November 1895-17 March 1904) 	3 November 1837–17 March 1904https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26676/page/5922
Admiral of the Fleet 	Prince Louis of Battenberg (1 January 1897-11 September 1921) 	1868–1914
General 	Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (14 March 1898-28 October 1917) 	July 1866–28 October 1917https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26947/page/1688
Appointed by King Edward VII 	Appointed by King Edward VII 	Appointed by King Edward VII
Major General 	Prince Arthur of Connaught (30 June 1905-12 September 1938) 	1901–1922https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27811/supplement/4547
Lieutenant Colonel 	Marquess of Cambridge (1910-24 October 1927) 	1888–1919
Appointed by King George V 	Appointed by King George V 	Appointed by King George V
AdmiralGeneralAir Chief Marshal 	Duke of York (3 June 1919-11 December 1936) 	1913–1919https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13453/page/1823
Admiral of the FleetField MarshalMarshal of the Royal Air Force	Prince of Wales (3 June 1919-20 January 1936)Duke of Windsor (11 December 1936-28 May 1972) 	1910–1919https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13453/page/1823
Major General 	Earl of Athlone (3 June 1910-16 January 1957) 	1894–1931
Field MarshalMarshal of the Royal Air Force 	Duke of Gloucester (2 August 1929-10 June 1974) 	1919–1937
Appointed by King Edward VIII 	Appointed by King Edward VIII 	Appointed by King Edward VIII
Admiral of the Fleet 	Lord Mountbatten of Burma (23 June 1936-27 August 1979) 	1916–1965
Rear AdmiralMajor GeneralAir Commodore 	Duke of Kent (23 June 1936-25 August 1942) 	1916–1942
Appointed by King George VI 	Appointed by King George VI 	Appointed by King George VI
Colonel 	Earl of Harewood (1 February 1937-24 May 1947) 	12 February 1902–24 May 1947https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/15359/page/98
==See also==
* Equerry
* Aide-de-camp
==References==
Category:Positions within the British Royal Household