British royal family

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The British royal family is the reigning monarchy of the United Kingdom, comprising the sovereign and close relatives who undertake official, ceremonial, and charitable duties at home and abroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchy
royal family
alsoKnownAs House of Windsor
associatedInstitution Crown Estate
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom

Royal Collection Trust
surface form: Royal Collection
ceremonialEvent Remembrance Sunday national service
surface form: Remembrance Sunday commemorations

State Opening of Parliament
Trooping the Colour
coronations
royal weddings
ceremonialResidence Palace of Holyroodhouse
Windsor Castle
country United Kingdom
currentHead Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: King Charles III
duty ceremonial duties
charitable work
official engagements
state visits abroad
dynasticHouse House of Windsor
establishedAsHouseOfWindsorInYear 1917
founderOfHouseOfWindsor George V
surface form: King George V
fundingSource Sovereign Grant
governedBy British constitution
hasFormerHead Edward VII
surface form: King Edward VII

George V
surface form: King George V

George VI
surface form: King George VI

Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
hasMember Catherine, Princess of Wales
Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: King Charles III

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince George
surface form: Prince George of Wales

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Prince Louis of Wales
Anne, Princess Royal
surface form: Princess Anne, The Princess Royal

Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
surface form: Princess Beatrice

Princess Charlotte of Wales
Princess Eugenie
Camilla, Queen Consort
surface form: Queen Camilla

Sophie, Countess of Wessex (later Duchess of Edinburgh)
surface form: Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

Prince William, Prince of Wales
surface form: William, Prince of Wales
headOfStateRoleIn Commonwealth realms
United Kingdom
jurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
languageOfTitle English
mediaCoverage intense domestic media coverage
significant international media coverage
monarchTitle Defender of the Faith
Head of the Commonwealth
British monarch
surface form: King of the United Kingdom
predecessorHouse House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
primaryResidence Buckingham Palace
privateResidence Balmoral Castle
Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
surface form: Sandringham House
reigningMonarch Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: King Charles III
religionTraditionallyAssociated Church of England
role constitutional monarchy
subjectTo parliamentary democracy
symbolOf continuity of the British state
national identity of the United Kingdom

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Sandringham Estate Office affiliatedWith British royal family
The Prince’s Foundation affiliation British royal family
Albert Memorial Chapel associatedWith British royal family
Bagshot Park associatedWith British royal family
Band of the Household Division associatedWith British royal family
subject surface form: Barnwell Manor
Baron Greenwich associatedWith British royal family
Blues and Royals associatedWith British royal family
Clarence House associatedWith British royal family
Countess of Snowdon associatedWith British royal family
Duchess of Fife associatedWith British royal family
Duchess of York associatedWith British royal family
Duke of York associatedWith British royal family
Earl of St Andrews associatedWith British royal family
Garter Day associatedWith British royal family
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland associatedWith British royal family
subject surface form: Glamis Castle
God Save the King associatedWith British royal family
this entity surface form: British monarchy
subject surface form: Harewood House
Herrenhausen Palace associatedWith British royal family
Highgrove House associatedWith British royal family
King’s Gallery associatedWith British royal family
Louise, Princess Royal associatedWith British royal family
Portrait of George VI associatedWith British royal family
Princess Margaret associatedWith British royal family
Queen’s Gallery associatedWith British royal family
this entity surface form: Royal Family
Royal Deeside associatedWith British royal family
Royal Knights and Ladies associatedWith British royal family
this entity surface form: British monarchy
Royal Mews associatedWith British royal family
Royal Philatelic Collection associatedWith British royal family
Royal Travel Office associatedWith British royal family
Sandringham Museum associatedWith British royal family
Second Subaltern associatedWith British royal family
Slough Crematorium associatedWith British royal family
State Apartments associatedWith British royal family
subject surface form: State Apartments at St James's Palace
Sunken Garden associatedWith British royal family
subject surface form: Sunken Garden (Kensington Palace)
Throne Room associatedWith British royal family
subject surface form: Throne Room (Buckingham Palace)
Wallis Simpson associatedWith British royal family
subject surface form: York Cottage
York House associatedWith British royal family
duc d'Albany associatedWith British royal family
this entity surface form: British royalty
His Majesty associatedWithInstitution British royal family
this entity surface form: the British monarchy
The Mall, London associatedWithMonarchy British royal family
Royal Film Performance attendedBy British royal family
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha connectedTo British royal family
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife connectedTo British royal family