Princess, later Queen, Alexandra
King Haakon VII	King Olav V	King Harald V

The connection between the Scandinavian royal family and the Green Howards goes back to 1875 when Princess Alexandra of Denmark agreed to give her name as Princess of Wales to the Regiment.

It was Princess Alexandra who designed the Cap Badge for the Regiment.

Later, as Queen, Alexandra became the first Colonel-in-Chief. In 1914 she was the first lady to be granted that distinction in the British Army. She was much loved, and had been associated with the regiment for fifty years before her death in 1925.

Queen Alexandra's daughter, Princess Maud, married Prince Carl of Denmark, later King Haakon VII of Norway, who in 1942 followed his mother-in-law in becoming the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment.

This honour was passed on to his son, King Olav V, and, in turn, to his son King Harald V, the present King of Norway.