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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EAST COWES hasRoyalConnection British royal family
subject surface form: East Cowes
People’s Princess associatedWith British royal family
Queen of Hearts usedInContextOf British royal family
Albert Victor Christian Edward memberOf British royal family
Robert William Edis employer British royal family
Robert William Edis clientOf British royal family
Parker Bowles memberOf British royal family
subject surface form: Camilla Parker Bowles
Annabel Elliot memberOf British royal family
this entity surface form: British royal family by marriage (extended family)
Andrew Parker Bowles socialCircle British royal family
Princess Eugenie memberOf British royal family
Canongate Kirk usedBy British royal family
Countess of Chester usedBy British royal family
Baroness of Renfrew associatedWith British royal family
Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire ownedBy British royal family
Kew Palace associatedWith British royal family
Princess Lilibet of Sussex paternalFamily British royal family
Henry Charles Albert David memberOf British royal family
Spare subject British royal family
St Martin-in-the-Fields affiliation British royal family
this entity surface form: Royal Family of the United Kingdom
Princess of Hanover usedBy British royal family
Garrard & Co. hasClient British royal family
Garrard & Co. hasClient British royal family
this entity surface form: United Kingdom royal family
Elizabeth of Bohemia ancestorOf British royal family
Adelaide Cottage, Windsor usedBy British royal family
d’Esmier d’Olbreuse ancestorOf British royal family
subject surface form: Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse
d’Esmier d’Olbreuse ancestorFamilyOf British royal family
Michael Middleton notableFamily British royal family
Amelia of Great Britain royalHouse British royal family
Baroness Carrickfergus usedBy British royal family
Laura Lopes relative British royal family
Earl of Athlone associatedWith British royal family
Princess of Wales usedBy British royal family
Princess of Wales linkedInstitution British royal family
this entity surface form: Royal family of the United Kingdom
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh memberOf British royal family
Royal Marriages Act 1772 appliedTo British royal family
Duchess of Teck sphereOfInfluence British royal family
Prince Philip Challenge Trophy royalAssociation British royal family
Civil List Act 1952 appliesTo British royal family
this entity surface form: Royal Family
Lock & Co. Hatters clientele British royal family
this entity surface form: British royalty
Abingdon Bun Throwing (on special royal occasions) relatedTo British royal family
subject surface form: Abingdon Bun Throwing
Princess of the United Kingdom partOf British royal family
Royal Chapel of All Saints usedBy British royal family
Prince Francis of Teck memberOf British royal family
Lady Cecilia Underwood relativeByMarriage British royal family
Kennington Estate, London associatedWith British royal family