Wiktionary
n. The family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state.
WordNet
n. royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" [syn: royalty, royal line, royal house]
Wikipedia
A royal family is the immediate family of a king or queen regnant, and sometimes his or her extended family. The term imperial family appropriately describes the family of an emperor or empress, and the term papal family describes the family of a pope, while the terms comital family, ducal family, grand ducal family, or princely family are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning count, duke, grand duke, or prince. However, in common parlance members of any family which reigns by hereditary right are often referred to as royalty or "royals." It is also customary in some circles to refer to the extended relations of a deposed monarch and his or her descendants as a royal family. A dynasty is sometimes referred to as "the House of ...". As of July 2013, there are 26 active sovereign monarchies in the world who rule or reign over 43 countries in all.
A Royal family is the extended family of a monarch.
Royal Family may also refer to:
- The Royle Family, an English television series by Caroline Aherne & Craig Cash
- The Royal Family (play), by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber
- The Royal Family (novel), by William T. Vollmann
- The Royal Family (TV series), American television series
- Royal Family, a 1969 documentary
- Royal Family (TV series), a 2011 South Korean television drama
- Singer Paul Young's backing group
Royal Family is a documentary about the family of Queen Elizabeth II, and was aired on 21 June 1969. It was rebroadcast on ITV the following week. The film was commissioned by the Queen to celebrate the investiture of her eldest son, Charles, as Prince of Wales. The script was written by Antony Jay.
The idea was to give the public a chance to see behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, and show that the royal family were just like everyone else. On its broadcast, it was viewed by around two thirds of the population of the United Kingdom. It has not, however, been shown since, with many believing that the royal family were concerned that they were giving the impression that they were too ordinary. The filming of the documentary, which was the first time that cameras had been allowed to film for television, includes footage of the Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
In 2011, it was announced that clips from the documentary would be made available for public viewing as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It formed part of an exhibition called Queen: Art and Image, which also featured photographs of the monarch from across the years. Clips were also shown as part of the BBC documentary The Duke at 90 in 2011, to celebrate Prince Philip's 90th birthday.
Royal Family is a 2011 South Korean television series that explores the dark side of wealth and the power of love to fight the system. Yum Jung-ah and Ji Sung play two childhood friends who grow up supporting each other through poverty and all other obstacles, and when they meet again years later, stand by each other as they rise in society’s ranks. It aired on MBC from March 2 to April 28, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
Usage examples of "royal family".
It has been arranged that she should marry a prince of the Danish royal family, a nephew, in fact, of King Christian himself, one Prince Carl Gustaf.
Both of us long ago had given our lives into Shrewd's keeping, for the protection of the royal family.
The tall, clear-eyed gentleman from Northern Ireland had an iron will and a sense of duty to the royal family that went beyond mere patriotism.
In fact, they looked exactly as a good old-fashioned royal family should.
Up till now, except for Nurse's stories, he had known nothing about the History of Narnia, and he was very surprised to learn that the royal family were newcomers in the country.
How dare they sidle into the private chambers of the royal family to warm themselves closer to the flame of power than their fellows, to whom they'd pretend that they enjoyed the personal confidences of the Obarskyrs.
Raoul 'knew everything there was to know about the Royal Family, plus nine-tenths of what there wasn't.
He had a great love of the British Royal Family - which meant that Baradj would really have liked to have been born into a different kind of background.
It was well known that the royal family inherited a taste for music.
Even the Royal family has trouble keeping its affairs out of the news-sheet.
It was unleashed upon us to destroy the royal family, to splinter the hive so that there would be no effective opposition.
Shed heard stories of the royal family all her life, and it was a thrill to be so near them.
Beside her was young King Evardo, and following them came the entire royal family of five Princesses and four Princes of Ev.
Dorothy had been present on this adventure, so she greeted the royal family cordially.
Philador had been so interested he had forgotten his own troubles for a few moments, but now he rapidly told the medicine man the mischief Mombi had done to his own royal family and of the threat of Quiberon to destroy the Ozure Isles.