Editing Royal Canadian Mounted Police (section)

===== Presently unused roles =====
{{See also|Colonel (Canada)#Honorary ranks and appointments|label 1=Honorary Colonel}}
Honorary commissioner was a role in the RCMP which had been held by Canadian monarchs and heirs apparent. Since Charles III's appointment as commissioner-in-chief in April 2023 the role of honorary commissioner has not been in use.<ref name=":6" />
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! scope=col | Title on taking post
! scope=col | Current title or title on vacating post
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! scope=col | To
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|Honorary commissioner
|[[Edward VIII|Prince Edward, Prince of Wales]]
|Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor
|May 3, 1920
|1937<ref name=rcmproyalhist/>
|To coincide with the change of name from ''Royal Northwest Mounted Police'' to ''Royal Canadian Mounted Police''<ref>{{citation| url=https://issuu.com/rcmphc/docs/rcmp_program_2012_final-proof| last=Boles| first=Sheldon| title=Looking forward, reflecting back: The RCMP and the monarchy| journal=A Diamond Jubilee Celebration| date=August 11–13, 2012| page=6| access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref>
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|Honorary commissioner
|rowspan=2 |Queen [[Elizabeth II]]
|rowspan=2 |Same
|July 7, 1953
|May 10, 2012{{refn|<ref name=rcmproyalhist/><ref>{{Harvnb| Boles| 2012| p=7}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web| url=http://www.rcmpveteransvancouver.com/rcmp-and-the-monarchy/| title=RCMP and the Monarchy| work=RCMP Veterans’ Association - Vancouver Division| date=June 9, 2012| publisher=RCMP Veterans' Association Vancouver Division| access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/royal-family/queen.html| author=Department of Canadian Heritage| title=Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II| date=January 18, 2018| access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>}}
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|Commissioner-in-chief
|May 10, 2012
|September 8, 2022
|In celebration of [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II|her Diamond Jubilee]]<ref name=":3"/><ref>{{citation| url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/royals/2012/06/01/diamond_jubilee_nobodys_talking_but_rcmp_has_given_queen_a_horse_for_diamond_jubilee.html| last=MacCharles| first=Tonda| title=Diamond Jubilee: Nobody's talking but RCMP has given Queen a horse for Diamond Jubilee| newspaper=The Toronto Star| date=June 1, 2012| access-date=April 16, 2021| archive-date=April 16, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416024005/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/royals/2012/06/01/diamond_jubilee_nobodys_talking_but_rcmp_has_given_queen_a_horse_for_diamond_jubilee.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Honorary deputy commissioner
|Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]]
|October 12, 2007
|Present<ref name=rcmproyalhist/>
|Accepted title at an RCMP regimental dinner.<ref name=rcmproyalhist/>
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|Honorary commissioner
|Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
|King [[Charles III]] 
|May 10, 2012
|April 28, 2023
|Accepted title at Depot Division when the Queen became commissioner-in-chief<ref name=rcmproyalhist/><ref name=":3"/>
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|Commissioner-in-chief
|King Charles III
|Same
|April 28, 2023
|Present
|Appointment conferred in a ceremony at [[Windsor Castle]]<ref name="Aziz">{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9658365/king-charles-rcmp-commissioner-in-chief/|title=King Charles is officially the RCMP commissioner-in-chief. How does it work?|date=28 April 2023|access-date=28 April 2023|website=globalnews.ca|publisher=Corus Entertainment|last=Aziz|first=Saba}}</ref>
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|Honorary deputy commissioner
|Princess [[Anne, Princess Royal]]
|Same
|November 10, 2014
|Present<ref>{{citation| url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/princess-anne-comes-to-ottawa| last=Hurley| first=Meghan| title=Princess Anne praises slain Canadian soldiers as royal visit to Ottawa begins| date=November 10, 2014| newspaper=Ottawa Citizen| access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>
|Accepted title at the Musical Ride Centre<ref name=rcmproyalhist/>
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