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Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, KNMI) is the Dutch national institute for weather, climate, and seismology, founded in 1854 by royal decree of King Willem III.
Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine, RNLN), the Netherlands' naval service and oldest armed-forces branch, formally dating to 1488. Operates 6 frigates, 4 Walrus-class submarines, and Caribbean units; entire fleet is being replaced 2024–2036 with Orka-class submarines and ASW frigates.
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, RNZAF), the air branch of the New Zealand Defence Force, independent since 1 April 1937; operates P-8A Poseidon, C-130J, NH90, and Seasprite aircraft from Auckland, Ohakea, and Woodbourne, with no combat fleet since 2001.
Royal New Zealand Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), naval service of New Zealand, established 1 October 1941. Operates nine ships under the NZDF; lost HMNZS Manawanui in 2024; fleet renewal and Anzac frigate replacement underway by the mid-2030s.
Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA, SPCA New Zealand), New Zealand's oldest and largest animal welfare charity, founded Canterbury 1872, unified 2017; only charity enforcing the Animal Welfare Act 1999 with 58 inspectors, 28 centres, and largely donated funding.
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC), provincial police service of Newfoundland and Labrador, one of North America's oldest forces with roots in 1729; formally established 1871, granted Royal title 1979, serves about 257,000 people.
Royal Niger Company
The Royal Niger Company was a British chartered company, built up by Sir George Goldie, that administered the Niger basin in what is now Nigeria from 1886 to 1899 before its charter was revoked.
Royal Nirvana (鹤唳华亭)
Royal Nirvana (鹤唳华亭) is a 2019 Youku Chinese costume drama, 60 episodes, directed by Yang Wenjun from Xue Man Liang Yuan's novel, starring Luo Jin and Li Yitong, styled on Song dynasty ritual aesthetics and the Lu Ji crane-cry allusion.
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret), Norway's air force branch, founded 10 November 1944. Operates 52 F-35A fighters from Ørland, P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft, AW101 rescue helicopters, and NATO QRA from Evenes.
Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy (Sjøforsvaret, Den kongelige norske marine, KNM): Norway's naval defence branch of Marinen and Kystvakten, based at Haakonsvern, with four Nansen-class frigates, six Ula-class submarines, and a five-frigate, five-submarine replacement plan to 2036.
Royal Oak Leprechauns
Royal Oak Leprechauns: non-profit collegiate summer wood-bat baseball team in Royal Oak, Michigan; Northwoods League member since 2024, plays at Memorial Park; won its first Northwoods League championship in 2026.
Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan: inner-ring Detroit suburb in Oakland County; named for an 1819 oak likened to Charles II's royal oak; city since 1921; about 57,600 residents, walkable downtown, Beaumont hospital, Detroit Zoo (1928).
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, also known as Greenwich Observatory, is Britain's oldest scientific institution, founded by Charles II in 1675 to find longitude at sea.
Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum (Musée royal de l'Ontario), opened in Toronto in 1914, is Canada's largest museum, holding 18 million objects in 40 galleries, with the Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal and the OpenROM expansion.
Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House (Royal Ballet and Opera), London's Covent Garden opera and ballet theatre, third on its site since 1732, present building by E.M. Barry opened 1858, home of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet under the Covent Garden Foundation charity.
Royal Opera House Muscat
Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM), Oman's flagship performing arts venue and the first opera house in the GCC, opened 12 October 2011 with Turandot; ~1,100-seat auditorium, House of Musical Arts, annual October-May seasons.
Royal Ordinance of Intendants of 1782
The Royal Ordinance of Intendants of 1782 (Real Ordenanza de Intendentes de 1782) is a Spanish colonial law creating intendants in the Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires.
Royal Ordnance L7
The Royal Ordnance L7, or L7 tank gun, is a British 105 mm rifled tank gun adopted as the NATO standard, arming the Centurion, Leopard 1, and M60.
Royal Pains
Royal Pains is a USA Network medical comedy-drama (2009-2016, eight seasons, 104 episodes) created by Andrew Lenchewski and John P. Rogers, starring Mark Feuerstein as disgraced ER doctor turned Hamptons concierge physician Hank Lawson of HankMed.
Royal Palace Casino (South Korea)
Royal Palace Casino (로얄팔레스 카지노), now Jeju Oriental Hotel Casino, a foreigner-only casino in the Jeju Oriental Hotel, Jeju City, licensed 1990, run by Punghwa Corp., with 18 table games and poker tournaments.
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
Royal Palace Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam), on Dam Square, is a Dutch Classicist building begun in 1648 as Amsterdam's town hall by Jacob van Campen, used by Louis Bonaparte from 1808, state-owned since 1936, and open to the public most of the year.
Royal Palace of Caserta
The Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) is a Bourbon royal residence begun in 1752 to Luigi Vanvitelli's design, completed 1845, with a 47,000 m2 palace, park, Caroline Aqueduct, and San Leucio silk complex, UNESCO-listed in 1997.
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real de Madrid) is the King of Spain's official residence in Madrid, built from 1738 on the site of the former Alcázar.
Royal Palace of Oslo
The Royal Palace of Oslo, in Norwegian Det kongelige slott, is the official residence of the Norwegian monarch, built in neo-classical style between 1825 and 1849.
Royal Palace of Qatna
The Royal Palace of Qatna is the monumental Middle Bronze Age royal palace of the kingdom of Qatna at Tell Mishrifeh, Syria, violently destroyed around 1340 BC.
Royal Palace of Rabat
Dar al-Makhzen (دار المخزن), the Royal Palace of Rabat, is the official residence of the King of Morocco and seat of government. Built in 1864 under Mohammed IV in the Touarga enclave, it hosts state ceremonies, Council of Ministers meetings, and over 2,000 residents and workers.
Royal Palace of Ugarit
The Royal Palace of Ugarit is the Late Bronze Age royal palace of the kingdom of Ugarit at Ras Shamra on the Syrian coast, best known for its state archives.
Royal Palaces of Abomey
Royal Palaces of Abomey (Palais royaux d'Abomey), earthen royal palaces in Benin built by 12 Dahomey kings 1625–1900; UNESCO World Heritage Site 1985, danger-listed 1985–2007, home to the Historical Museum of Abomey.
Royal Patriotic Society of Havana
The Royal Patriotic Society of Havana (Real Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de La Habana) was founded in Havana in 1793 to promote agriculture, commerce, industry, and education in Cuba.
Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a former royal residence in Brighton, England, rebuilt by John Nash between 1815 and 1823 for George IV.