royal family

noun
1.
the immediate family of a reigning monarch.
Examples from the web for royal family
  • Vowing the kingdom would become self-sufficient, the royal family set out to revolutionize agriculture in the mostly arid country.
  • Photos in the lobby show the royal family cavorting in the pool and attending formal parties.
  • At first it was the royal family and celebrities whose messages were found to have been intercepted.
  • Complaints are growing that the royal family owns too much of the country.
  • Victory is a great tonic, and the war ended with the royal family more popular than it had been for decades.
  • Defence and national security matters and stories related to the royal family are strictly out of bounds.
  • The banker hopes the royal family will step in quickly to resolve all this and, if necessary, take over the conglomerates.
  • The best of the songs written by official musicians of the court are those in praise of members of the royal family.
  • The only people allowed to enter were members of the royal family, their entourage and priests.
  • The tradition of not lampooning the royal family, for example.