| PARCHEESI | The Royal |
| RODRIGO | Blind from the age of three, a Spanish composer whose guitar concerto Concierto de Aranjuez was inspired by the scent of the magnolias in the gardens of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez (7) |
| THEFEW | Name for the Allied airmen of the Royal Air Force who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second Wor |
| YORKIST | Term for a supporter of one of the branches of the royal house of Plantagenet during the Wars of the |
| LEBRUN | A founding member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture noted for his paintings on the ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles (2,4) |
| EQUERRY | In the past he was the officer responsible for the royal stables (7) |
| DEVALOIS | Edris Stannus, the co-founder of the Royal Ballet, took which French royal surname? (2,6) |
| BUCCANEER | British low-level subsonic strike aircraft that served with the Royal Navy and later the Royal Air F |
| BLACKBURN | British low-level subsonic strike aircraft that served with the Royal Navy and later the Royal Air F |
| MILLAIS | Pre-Raphaelite who, at the age of 11, became the youngest-ever student at the Royal Academy Schools; |
| UNICORN | The sinister supporter on the royal coat of arms of the UK (7) |
| PLANTAGENETS | Members of the royal house active from 1154 with the accession of Henry II until the death of Richar |
| POPPY | Wild flower with a species synonymous with remembering those who died during the First World War, depicted on the coat of arms of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (5) |
| BOYCE | Composer of the music to Heart of Oak, the official march of the Royal Navy (5) |
| HAIG | Commander-in-chief during the Battle of the Somme who co-founded the Royal British Legion (4) |
| ALEC | Actor ... Guinness served in the Royal Navy during WWII, commanding a landing craft in the Mediterra |
| MOULD | Marion ___, winner of the 1971 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Royal International Horse Show (5) |
| PRIME | The --; season of concerts held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall (5) |
| LANCERS | The Royal --; British Army cavalry regiment formed in 2015 with the motto "Death or Glory" (7) |
| SCHOOLOFTHEAIR | What name was given to a network that used the broadcast services of the Royal Flying Doctor to comp |
