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royal family

American  

noun

  • royal families
    plural
  1. the immediate family of a reigning monarch.


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I get lots of messages and emails asking me why the BBC covers Harry and Meghan if they are not working members of the royal family.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Another partner at the firm since that time is Prince Khalid Bin Bader Al Saud, a member of the royal family, the website says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The main members of the royal family were there, with the exception of Camilla, who decided to stay away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

King Harald was laid to rest there alongside several members of the royal family, including his father King Olav V, his mother Crown Princess Märtha, and his grandparents, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Hardly human” was what Digory thought when he looked at her; and he may have been right, for some say there is giantish blood in the royal family of Charn.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

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