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    King to become patron of Royal British Legion after major review of patronages

    by Tony Jones May 04, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    The King is to become patron of the Royal British Legion (RBL) after a major review of more than a thousand royal patronages following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Charles will become the figurehead of the country’s leading armed forces charity as it prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World War D-Day landings in the UK and Normandy, on June 6.

    The review by the Royal Household featured and focused on organisations the late Queen supported as patron and those Charles and Camilla represented as patron or president before they became King and Queen.

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