The Queen has granted permission for the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes to use the title ‘Royal’ as a nod to her late husband Prince Philip, royal insiders have revealed.
The organisation was established in 1920 when the then Secretary of State for War, Winston Churchill, set up a committee to oversee organisation of the armed forces’ canteens following World War I.
Since 1920, the NAAFI has provided leisure, catering and recreational services for members of the armed forces stationed across the world.
