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Royal Air Force College Cranwell
The Royal Air Force College Cranwell, also known as RAF College Cranwell, is the RAF's initial officer training academy at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, opened in 1920.
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Royal Air Force Fighter Command was the RAF command responsible for Britain's air defense from 1936 to 1968, best known for winning the Battle of Britain under Hugh Dowding.
Royal Air Force Museum London
The Royal Air Force Museum London, also known as RAF Museum Hendon, is a national aviation museum in Colindale, North London, on the former RAF Hendon airfield.
Royal Air Force station
A Royal Air Force station, also known as an RAF Station, is a permanent operating base of the RAF, home to its Wings and commanded by a Commanding Officer.
Royal Air Maroc (الخطوط الملكية المغربية)
Royal Air Maroc (الخطوط الملكية المغربية) is the state-owned flag carrier of Morocco, founded in 1957 and headquartered in Casablanca, serving over 100 destinations and a oneworld member since 2020.
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 and S.E.5a: British WWI single-seat biplane fighter designed by Folland, Kenworthy, and Goodden; first flight 22 November 1916; 5,205 built; 138 mph; 2,704 credited victories.
Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool
The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of Grade I listed dock warehouses on Liverpool's waterfront, built in 1843–7 to Jesse Hartley's design and regenerated as a visitor attraction.
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall, opened by Queen Victoria in South Kensington on 29 March 1871, is a Grade I listed elliptical concert hall funded by Great Exhibition profits, with 999-year seat leases, a famous dome echo, and BBC Proms residency.
Royal Alexander Brink
Royal Alexander Brink (1897–1984) was a Canadian-born American plant geneticist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, best known for discovering paramutation in maize and breeding Vernal alfalfa.
Royal Alexandra Theatre
The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a 1907 Beaux-Arts playhouse on King Street West in Toronto, recognized as the oldest legitimate theater in continuous operation in North America.
Royal and noble styles
Royal and noble styles, such as His Majesty and His Grace, are forms of address distinct from titles. Covers UK sovereign styles, Letters Patent of 1917 to 2025 governing Royal Highness, and peerage courtesy styles.
Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico
The Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (Real y Pontificia Universidad de México) was the university of colonial New Spain, opened in Mexico City in 1553.
Royal Annals of Egypt
The Royal Annals of Egypt are annalistic records of Egyptian kings surviving in seven stone fragments, of which the Palermo Stone is the best known.
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB, the Buffs): British male fraternal and charitable order founded 1822 at the Harp Tavern near Drury Lane by Joseph Lisle and W. Sinnett; named from the song "We'll chase the Buffalo", never royally chartered, with lodges across the Commonwealth.
Royal Antwerp F.C.
Royal Antwerp F.C. (RAFC), "The Great Old", Belgian football club founded 1880 by English workers, oldest in Belgium, first to register with the Belgian FA. Home at the Bosuilstadion since 1923; 2023 league champions for the first time since 1957.
Royal Arena
Royal Arena is Copenhagen's multi-purpose indoor arena in Ørestad South, opened with Metallica in February 2017. Also called Copenhagen Arena, it holds 17,000 for concerts, 12,500 for sports, was designed by 3XN, and is being sold to Live Nation.
Royal Armouries
The Royal Armouries is the UK's National Museum of Arms and Armour, Britain's oldest public museum, tracing its roots to the working arsenal at the Tower of London.
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), British Army medical corps formed by Royal Warrant 23 June 1898; served Sudan to Afghanistan, pioneered penicillin use and facial surgery, earned 29 Victoria Crosses, merged into Royal Army Medical Service in November 2024.
Royal Army Medical Service
Royal Army Medical Service (RAMS), the British Army corps formed 15 November 2024 by amalgamating the Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Dental Corps, and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, covering all Army medical care.
Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC), British Army corps founded 25 June 1796 with John Shipp's commission; AVC created 1903, Royal prefix 1918; today provides military working dogs via 1st MWD Regiment (formed 2010) and ceremonial horse care, independent of the Royal Army Medical Service.
Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery (Royal Regiment of Artillery, the Gunners): artillery arm of the British Army, founded 26 May 1716 by George I at Woolwich; 14 Regular and 7 Reserve regiments, now headquartered at Larkhill, distinct from the Honourable Artillery Company.
Royal Assassin
Royal Assassin (1996) by Robin Hobb is the second Farseer Trilogy novel, following assassin FitzChivalry Farseer at Buckkeep amid Red-Ship Raider attacks and Prince Regal's intrigues; not to be confused with other works titled Royal Assassin.
Royal assent
Royal assent is the monarch's agreement that turns a bill passed by the UK Parliament or a devolved legislature into an act of law. A convention-bound formality since the last refusal by Queen Anne in 1708, granted by Commission or, since the Royal Assent Act 1967, by notification in each House.
Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society is a British learned society and charity founded in 1820, with over 4,000 Fellows, that promotes astronomy and geophysics, publishes leading research journals, and awards the Gold Medal.
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Australia's air force, formed 31 March 1921 with the Royal prefix added 13 August 1921; second-oldest independent air force. Operates F-35A, P-8A, E-7A fleets from bases including Williamtown, Tindal, Edinburgh, Amberley.
Royal Australian Engineers
The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) is the corps of the Australian Army responsible for military engineering, tracing its origins to colonial volunteer engineer units raised in 1860.
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy (RAN), naval branch of the Australian Defence Force, formed 10 July 1911 from the Commonwealth Naval Forces. First fleet unit arrived 1913 with flagship HMAS Australia; now expanding to 26 surface combatants and AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines.
Royal Automobile Club
The Royal Automobile Club is a British private members' club founded in 1897 and renamed by royal decree in 1907, operating clubhouses at Pall Mall and Woodcote Park, Surrey.
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a mutual motoring organization founded in Melbourne in 1903, providing roadside assistance, insurance, and resorts to over 2 million members.
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is Canada's largest bank by market capitalization, assets, and revenue, headquartered in Toronto. Founded in 1864 as the Merchants Bank of Halifax, it serves over 19 million clients.