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royal family

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noun

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


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The case, the third and final one brought by the Duke of Sussex in his acrimonious legal battle with British tabloids, has further strained relations with the royal family.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Qatar's royal family donated the luxury airliner last year after Trump complained about the state of the two aging Boeing 747 jets that had served as Air Force One since 1990.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

The BBC has been told potential claimants included "the usual suspects" who had won cases against other newspapers, as well as one public figure linked to the royal family.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

A brilliant ensemble, which included downtown eminence David Greenspan, injected the royal family with radical swagger.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

In the early summer of 1918, the royal family was moved to Yekaterinburg and placed under house arrest.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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