king george v granted the royal institute of international affairs royal charter in 1926 and continued as patron of the institute. ever since then, every monarch of the united kingdom has inherited the role of official patron of the royal institute of international affairs. these include king george v, king edward viii, king george vi, queen elizabeth ii, and king charles iii. i previously mentioned queen elizabeth ii and king charles iii serving this role. however, its important to mention the connections between every monarch of the united kingdom who has served in this role.  king george v was the founder of the british royal windsor dynasty, itself deriving from the saxe-coburg and gotha bloodline.  chatham house granted royal patronage by his majesty king charles iii. the new patronage continues a long history dating back to 1926 at chathamhouse.org:   5/chatham-house-granted-royal-patro nage-his-majesty-king-charles-iii  chatham house director bronwen maddox received a letter from buckingham palace on 9 may 2024 confirming that his majesty the king was delighted to accept the patronage of the royal institute of international affairs, chatham house. royal patronage was granted following a review of all patronages held by the late queen elizabeth ii. the new patronage continues a long history dating back to the granting of the institutes royal charter by his majesty king george v in 1926.   e_v    _of_windsor    _of_saxe-coburg_and_gotha
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