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Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), founded 1868, chartered 1881, is the professional body for chartered surveyors with 125,000 accredited professionals, Governing Council governance, Valuer Registration, Red Book standards, and the Levitt and Bichard reforms.
Royal intermarriage
Royal intermarriage, also known as dynastic marriage, is the practice of rulers marrying members of other ruling dynasties for political ends such as alliances, inheritances, and peace; it declined after World War I.
Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy (Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), founded 1785 in Dublin, is Ireland's all-island learned society for sciences, humanities, and social sciences; distinct from the Royal Irish Academy of Music (1848), it elects MRIA members and runs the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
Royal Irish Constabulary
Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), armed central police force of Ireland 1836-1922, also called Irish Constabulary; gendarmerie model, Fenian Rising 1867 royal title, Black and Tans reinforcement, disbanded 30 August 1922.
Royal Jackpot
Royal Jackpot names several gambling entities: a casino in Dodoma, Tanzania; Royal Panda's four-tier progressive jackpot (seeds to $5,000,000); a Curaçao-licensed casino blacklisted in Germany; and slot jackpot features.
Royal Jordanian Air Force
Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), air branch of the Jordan Armed Forces, formed 1948, renamed 1955; F-16-centered fleet defending Jordanian airspace, US partner, ISIS coalition participant.
Royal Lao Armed Forces
The Royal Lao Armed Forces, formally the Forces Armées Royales (FAR), were the Kingdom of Laos' military from 1950, fighting the communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnam until 1975.
Royal Lao Army
The Royal Lao Army (RLA) was the land force of the Kingdom of Laos from 1949 until 1975, fighting the Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces in the Laotian Civil War.
Royal Lao Government
The Royal Lao Government (RLG) ruled the Kingdom of Laos as a constitutional monarchy from 1947 until the communist Pathet Lao seizure of power in December 1975.
Royal Mail
Royal Mail is the United Kingdom's universal postal service, delivering letters and parcels to around 32 million addresses, with origins in 1516 under Henry VIII.
Royal Malaysia Police
Royal Malaysia Police (Polis Diraja Malaysia, PDRM), Malaysia's national police force founded 25 March 1807 in Penang, granted the Royal title 24 July 1958; 137,574 personnel, Bukit Aman HQ, 14 contingents, 837 stations.
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM), Malaysia's air force branch founded 2 June 1958, distinguished by its CAP55 modernization plan, 18 FA-50M jets on order, and ANKA drones.
Royal Malaysian Navy
Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Malaysia's naval force headquartered in Lumut, Perak; founded 1934 as SSNVR, formed 1948; operates two Scorpène submarines and the delayed five-ship RM11.22 billion Maharaja Lela-class LCS program.
Royal Mamluks
The Royal Mamluks (المماليك السلطانية) were the corps of manumitted military slaves owned by the reigning sultan, part of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt from 1250 to 1517.
Royal Marines
Royal Marines: UK amphibious commando force within the Naval Service, founded 1664, granted Royal title 1802; 3 Commando Brigade renamed UK Commando Force in 2026; green beret, Arctic specialists in Norway.
Royal Marriages Act 1772
Royal Marriages Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3 c. 11): British statute requiring descendants of George II to obtain the sovereign's consent before marrying, on pain of voidness; repealed 26 March 2015 by the Succession to the Crown Act 2013.
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS): British Army officer training academy in Berkshire. Trains all Regular and Reserve officers on a 44-week Regular Commissioning Course; founded 1802; 5,400 international alumni.
Royal Military Police
Royal Military Police (RMP), British Army corps known as Redcaps; formed as Corps of Military Police in 1926, granted Royal prefix 1946, part of Adjutant General's Corps Provost Branch since 1992.
Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's official coin maker, a government-owned company in Llantrisant, South Wales, that makes UK coins for HM Treasury and sells bullion and collector coins.
Royal Mint (Spain)
The Royal Mint of Spain, the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT-RCM), is a state-owned entity based in Madrid that mints Spain's euro coins and makes identity documents.
Royal Moroccan Air Force (القوات الجوية الملكية المغربية)
Royal Moroccan Air Force (القوات الجوية الملكية المغربية, Forces Royales Air), Morocco's air force founded November 1956; flies F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-5s, first F-16 Block 72 flew October 2026, C-130 modernization and African Lion US exercises underway.
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية)
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) is the military of Morocco, created in 1956. It is commanded by the King and includes the Royal Army and Royal Air Force.
Royal Munster Fusiliers
Royal Munster Fusiliers, British Army infantry regiment 1881-1922, formed from the 101st and 104th Foot, recruited in Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick from its Tralee depot, served at Gallipoli and the Western Front, and was disbanded on 31 July 1922.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy, the United Kingdom's naval warfare service and 'Senior Service', operates 70 surface vessels plus submarines including Vanguard Trident boats, two Queen Elizabeth-class carriers, and Astute attack boats, with Dreadnought and Type 26/31 programmes underway.
Royal Navy during the Second World War
The Royal Navy in the Second World War (1939-1945): the British naval force that defended Atlantic trade against U-boats, fought the Kriegsmarine, Regia Marina, and Imperial Japanese Navy, and mounted amphibious operations from Normandy to the Pacific.
Royal Navy officer rank insignia
Royal Navy officer rank insignia: gold cuff lace, the executive curl, and shoulder boards marking rank from Admiral of the Fleet to midshipman, evolving from the 1748 uniforms, the 1783 flag-officer embroidery, the 1856 striped system, and 1918 universal adoption of the curl.
Royal Navy ranks, rates, and uniforms of the 18th and 19th centuries
Royal Navy ranks, rates, and uniforms of the 18th and 19th centuries: the Admiralty's first standardized rank and dress system, introduced for officers in April 1748 in dark blue, with epaulettes from 1795 and ratings' uniform from 1857.
Royal Navy Submarine Service
Royal Navy Submarine Service: British naval branch operating nuclear submarines since Holland 1 in 1901. Fleet of nine boats, four Vanguard SSBNs and five Astute SSNs at HMNB Clyde, with Dreadnought and SSN-AUKUS classes replacing them from the 2030s.
Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force
Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, since 2025 Commando Lucht- en Ruimtestrijdkrachten): Dutch air force founded 1913, independent since 1953, flying F-35s from Leeuwarden and Volkel and standing QRA over Benelux airspace.
Royal Netherlands Army
Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht), land service of the Dutch armed forces founded 9 January 1814; about 17,500 personnel, three combat brigades integrated with German divisions since 2023, Leopard 2A6 and CV90 equipment.