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[[File:British Royal Family (Front).png|thumb|250px|The British Royal Family<!--, as seen in [[Gravitation]]-->; (from left to right) Villian, Riméa, Elizard, and Carissa.]]
The {{Nihongo|'''British Royal Family'''|イギリス王室|Igirisu Ōshitsu}} is the group of close relatives of the [[Elizard|monarch]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].

In the ''Toaru Majutsu no Index'' universe, the British Royal Family forms the {{Nihongo|'''Royal Family Faction'''|王室派|Ōshitsu-ha}}, which includes its committee, one of the three primary political factions that control the state of the United Kingdom through the check and balances they maintain with each other.<ref name=IndexV7BTL1>{{Qvl|Index|L|7}} Between the Lines 1</ref>

==Principles==
[[File:Index_v17_190-191.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''Bottom left:''' [[Index]] and [[Kamijou Touma]] meet the British Royal Family.<br/>'''Clockwise from upper left:''' Villian, Riméa, Elizard, and Carissa.]]
The head of the royal family is of course the ruling monarch, the monarch is also the Supreme Head of the Church of England, as such, the Church answers to the reigning monarch.<ref name=IndexV7BTL1/> The only way to join the Royal Family faction was to either be a descendant of the monarch or demonstrate one’s political skill as a close aide of a member. The faction represented the nation, but it had significantly fewer members than the knights or the church.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 2</ref>

The family primarily resides in [[Buckingham Palace]], while [[Windsor Castle]] is their secondary residence. Buckingham is where meetings with important people from other countries are held,<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 3</ref> as well as important people from within the country and the other factions.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 4</ref> Other bases of the Royal Family are referenced as well.<ref name=IndexV17Ch4Pt1>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 4 Part 1</ref>

The family are served by royal [[maid]]s, known as [[Maid of Honor|Maids of Honor]].<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 2</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV22R>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22 Reverse}}</ref>{{CiteCP}} There is also a {{W|chamberlain (office)|chamberlain}} (specifically the {{W|Lord Chamberlain}}) who acts as the senior executive officer of the Royal Household and manages the departments that support the monarch and the royal family.{{RLRef}}<ref group=Notes name=Chamberlain>During a past talk with [[William Orwell]], the [[Knight Leader]] gave him a bottle, attributing the drink to {{Nihongo|'''Chamberlain'''|チェンバレンのじいさん|''Chenbaren no Jīsan''<!--|lit. "old man Chamberlain"-->}}. It is assumed that he is referring to the individual acting as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household at that point in-universe, however it should be noted that {{W|Chamberlain (surname)|Chamberlain}} is also a family name.</ref><ref name=IndexV16BTL4>{{Qvl|Index|L|16}} Between the Lines 4</ref>

===Domestic concerns===
The Royal Family Faction consists of the Queen and her committee, together with the other two factions, the Knights of England and the Anglican Church. The faction's relationship is supposed to be equal to the other two, in which the Royal Family controlled the Knights of England through direct orders; The Knights of England made use of the Anglicans through political items; and the Anglicans manipulated the British Royal Family through holy advice.<ref name=IndexV7BTL1/>

This check and balance allows for none of the factions to act on its own, as the other two factions can create a large commotion to prevent the rogue faction from action on its own. The Royal Family however, had the most weight when it came to decisions on the national level.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4/>

The Royal Family’s duty was to intervene and seize control of the parliamentary government in order to take substantial control of the country. While the Knights and the Church worked in the shadows, the royal family had the most power in a public sense because it needed to be able to control the police and the military.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2/> They also controlled other related agencies. Despite this, all three factions are required to send to representatives to parliament in order to be able to declare their equivalence, making it seem that the parliament arbitrates between the three factions.<ref name=IndexV17Ch2Pt14>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 2 Part 14</ref>

===Foreign relations===
Diplomatic relations with other countries is single-handedly done by the Royal Family.<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt4>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 6 Part 4</ref> {{TrackTagX5|Member}}s of the family, such as princesses, would be used for political marriages in order to get the best treaty for England.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2/>

===Magic===
There are a number of [[Magic]] spells and spiritual items associated with the Royal Family. The most prominent of these is the [[Curtana]], the sword which signifies England's ruler.<ref name = IndexV17Ch3>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}}{{TrackTag24}} Chapter 3</ref>{{TrackTag108}} The Royal Family also uses highly protected carriages, known as [[Traveling Fortress]]es,<ref name = IndexV17Ch3Pt13>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 13</ref> and previously used the luxury ship and floating fortress [[Queen Britannia]].<ref name=ShinyakuV22/>{{CiteCP}} The spiritual item [[Union Jack]] can only be used by the Royal Family.<ref name = IndexV18Ch8Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 8 Part 3</ref> The ley-line system allowing England to send magic to the [[Pound Economy]] nations has a safety mechanism which only allows members of the Royal Family to activate it.<ref name = NecessariusSSCh7Pt5>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Necessarius Special Admission Test]] Chapter 7 Part 5</ref> A large-scale spell was rumored to exist that would activate if a member of the Royal Family was killed, causing destruction on a national scale in retaliation, though the spell doesn't actually exist.<ref name = IndexV17Ch3Pt17>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 17</ref><!--Curtana safety car-->

The Royal Family is a potent magical symbol itself, such that an anonymization barrier placed on the graveyard of [[Edinburgh Castle]] was at risk of being broken from pressure when they were to visit the castle.<ref name=ShinyakuV21Ch2Pt12>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|21}} Chapter 2 Part 12</ref>

{{TSP}}Besides measures to ensure only the royal family can use certain magic and devices, there exists countermeasures in certain spells to prevent them from being used against the royal family. A notable example is the [[Knight Leader]]'s [[Spell of Thororm]], which has safeties built into its base theory and foundation to prevent the spell from working against the royal family and weapons related to them to avoid ''lèse-majesté''.<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt11>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 6 Part 11</ref> An oversight involving the historical French connections to the royal family (such as through William I) meant that this also meant the spell was ineffective against [[Durandal]].<ref name=IndexV20Ch4Pt4>{{Qvl|Index|L|20}} Chapter 4 Part 4</ref>

==Background==
{{TSP}}Across the centuries of history associated with British royalty, including the royalty of the United Kingdom's constituent countries prior to the union, there have been multiple houses, dynasties and bloodlines who have held the position of royalty.{{RLRef}}{{CiteH|In-series references?}} Some of these are intertwined with other countries, such as with {{W|William the Conqueror|William I}}, originally a [[French]] noble.<ref name=IndexV20Ch4Pt4/>

[[File:Henry VIII.png|thumb|200px|Henry VIII, the Tudor king who set up the Anglican Church and the three-faction, four-country system empowering the Curtana.]]
{{TSP}}[[Curtana]] had long been associated with English royalty, being the subject of power or concepts besides its symbolic significance at the time of {{W|Edward I}}'s reign, given concerns over interference from the [[Stone of Scone]].<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt4>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22}} Chapter 1 Part 4</ref> However, it would acquire its current immense power in the reign of {{W|Henry VIII}} of the {{W|House of Tudor}}, with his establishment of the [[Anglican Church]] and the [[All-English Continent]], resulting in the three faction<!--royals, knights and church--> and four country structure that the United Kingdom has in the present day.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4/> Also of the note is the last Tudor monarch, {{W|Elizabeth I}}.<!--Unicorn--><ref name=IndexV16Ch2Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|16}} Chapter 2 Part 3</ref><!--Spanish Armada--><ref name=IndexV16BTL3>{{Qvl|Index|L|16}} Between the Lines 3</ref><!--Enochian--><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch2Pt3>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22}} Chapter 2 Part 3</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch2Pt4>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22}} Chapter 2 Part 4</ref>

{{TSP}}After the death of Elizabeth I and the end of the {{W|House of Tudor}} at the start of the 17th century, the English crown passed to James VI of Scotland (James I of England), beginning the reign of the {{Nihongo|'''{{W|House of Stuart}}'''|スチュアート王朝|Suchuāto Ōchō<!--lit. or leave?-->}} over England and Scotland.{{RLRef}} The House of Stuart would be deposed for a time following the English Civil War, during which the [[Curtana Original]] went out of control and was lost,<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 6 Part 3</ref> and then finally deposed near the end of the 17th century.{{RLRef}} After the House of Stuart was overthrown, there were supporters who hoped to restore them to power, known as the {{W|Jacobites}}{{RLRef}} - the movement later influencing [[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]] and from him, [[Lola Stuart]].<ref name=ShinyakuV18Ep>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|18}} Epilogue</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV21BTL2>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|21}} Between the Lines 2</ref> The official formation of the United Kingdom (and the "British royal family") would occur <!--in the reign of Queen Anne -->at the start of the 18th century.{{RLRef}}

{{TSP}}Queen Victoria was the reigning monarch at the height of the British Empire in the 19th century,{{RLRef}}<!--Victorian--><ref name=IndexV5Ch4Pt1>{{Qvl|Index|L|5}} Chapter 4 Part 1</ref><!--Victoria Line--><ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt3/> with the time of the Golden Dawn occurring at the tail-end of her reign.{{RLRef}}{{CiteH|In-series references}} The exact sequence of British monarchy and royalty, named or not, between her and the current Queen [[Elizard]] is currently unknown. {{TempSetup|Not final, possible temporary placeholder}}Elizard herself has mentioned her father<!--during a party at [[Windsor Castle]]-->,<ref name=ShinyakuV22RCh1Pt4>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22 Reverse}} Chapter 1 Part 4</ref> though it is unknown whether he was the previous king or the prince consort.

==Chronology==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====British Royal Family Arc====
{{Main/British Royal Family Arc}}
{{TSP}}The royal family was at the center of events which transpired between October 17th-18th, including the [[Eurotunnel bombing meeting in Buckingham Palace]], and [[Carissa]]'s subsequent [[British Halloween|coup d'état attempt]] with the [[Knights of England]] after obtaining the [[Curtana Original]], culminating in the [[Battle of Buckingham Palace]].<ref name=IndexV17>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}}</ref><ref name=IndexV18>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}}</ref>{{CiteCP}}

===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Coronzon Arc====
{{Main/Coronzon Arc}}
{{TSP}}During the [[Crowley's Hazard invasion of the United Kingdom]], the royal family (aside from the [[Tower of London|imprisoned]] [[Carissa]]) was evacuated from [[London]] to [[Edinburgh]], prompting pursuit from the [[Golden Dawn recreations|recreated Golden Dawn]] as their arrival at [[Edinburgh Castle]] might have broken the anonymization barrier on the grave of the original [[Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]]. After [[Aleister Crowley]]'s thwarted attempt to neutralize [[Coronzon]] using her contractor's corpse and the demon's theft of the [[Honours of Scotland]], the royal family were involved in the counter-operations at Edinburgh Castle, followed by the [[attack on the Queen Britannia]] in the Irish Sea.<ref name=ShinyakuV20>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|20}}</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV21>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|21}}</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV22>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22}}</ref>{{CiteCP}}

==Known Members==
<!--Current Royal Family, Other, Historical Monarchs (Table in work)-->
*Her Majesty [[Elizard|The Queen Elizard]]
*Her Royal Highness [[Riméa|First Princess Riméa]]
*Her Royal Highness [[Carissa|Second Princess Carissa]]
*Her Royal Highness [[Villian|Third Princess Villian]]

===Historical Monarchs===
{{Expand|Descriptions (James IV, Elizabeth I (expansion), James VI/I, Victoria)}}
These are some of the historical figures referenced in the ''Toaru'' series who have been monarchs <!--or royalty-->of the United Kingdom or its constituent countries, and thus could be said have been members of the royal family.
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Country
! scope="col"|Reign
! scope="col"|Description
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |References in the ''Toaru'' series
|-
|{{W|William the Conqueror|William I}}
|England
|1066 - 1087
|Also known as William the Conqueror. The Duke of Normandy in France beforehand, he invaded England after the death of Edward the Confessor and seized the throne after defeating the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.{{RLRef}}
|William I was referenced by the [[Maiden of Versailles]] as an example of how the history of English and French royalty are intertwined, a fact that created a flaw in the [[Knight Leader]]'s [[Spell of Thororm]], made to be ineffective against the royal family and weapons related to them, allowing her [[Durandal]] to bypass it.
|-
|{{W|Edward I of England|Edward I}}
|England
|1272 - 1307
|Also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots. Initially invited to arbitrate a succession dispute over the Scottish crown, he claimed and exerted suzerainty over Scotland, leading to the First War of Scottish Independence.{{RLRef}}
|During a discussion about the [[Honours of Scotland]] and the backdoor they provided to the [[Curtana]]'s system, it was mentioned how Edward I had taken the [[Stone of Scone]] away during his invasion and sealed its functionality.<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt4/>
|-
|{{W|James IV of Scotland|James IV}}
|Scotland
|1473 – 1513
|
|James IV was mentioned during events surrounding the [[Ceremony of Mo Athair]], rumored in the magic world to be an immortal king who crossed the boundary of death.<ref name=ShinyakuV22>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22}}</ref>{{CiteCP}}
|-
|{{W|Henry VII of England|Henry VII}}
|England
|1485 – 1509
|The first monarch of the House of Tudor, earning his crown after defeating {{W|Richard III}} at the {{W|Battle of Bosworth Field}}, and marrying {{W|Elizabeth of York}} to unite the feuding {{W|House of Lancaster|Lancastrian}} and {{W|House of York|Yorkist}} branches, bringing an end to the {{W|War of the Roses}}.{{RLRef}}
|One of the Royal Navy's destroyers active at the time of the [[British Halloween]] was called King Henry VII.<ref name=IndexV18Ch7Pt7>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 7 Part 7</ref>
|-
|{{W|Henry VIII}}
|England
|1509 - 1547
|The second monarch of the House of Tudor. Known for his six marriages, with his disagreement with Pope Clement VII over the first annulment leading him to begin the {{W|English Reformation}}, separating the [[Church of England]] from the [[Roman Catholic Church]], with himself as its supreme head.{{RLRef}}
|During [[Kamijou Touma]]'s initial encounter with Queen [[Elizard]] and the explanation about the [[Curtana]], Henry VIII was mentioned as the one who created the [[Anglican Church]], seeking to eliminate interference from the [[Pope]] and other countries, setting up the three-faction, four-country structure of the [[United Kingdom]] that forms the basis for the [[All-English Continent]] spell which empowers Curtana with the simulated power of [[Archangel Michael]].<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4/>
|-
|{{W|Elizabeth I}}
|England
|1558 - 1603
|The fifth and final Tudor monarch.<!--Virgin Queen, reformation--> The time of her reign is known as the Elizabethan era and was considered a 'golden age'.{{RLRef}}
|
*[[John Dee]], the [[magician]] and fortune teller who introduced [[Enochian magic]] to the world,<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch2Pt4>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22}} Chapter 2 Part 4</ref> was close to Elizabeth I<!--date of ceremony--> and this was referenced as he was given as an example of magicians who have influenced the [[United Kingdom]] and its royalty in the past.<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch2Pt3>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22}} Chapter 2 Part 3</ref>
*The defeat of the {{W|Spanish Armada}} in Elizabeth I's time has been mentioned as a motivating factor behind certain [[Spanish]] [[Spanish Astrological Sect|magical]] [[Armada|factions]] and their animosity with English factions.<ref name = IndexV16BTL3>{{Qvl|Index|L|16}} Between the Lines 3</ref><ref name=AgneseSSCh1Pt1>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Agnese's Magic Side Work Experience]] Chapter 1 Part 1</ref>
*[[Orsola Aquinas]] mentioned [[folklore]] regarding Elizabeth I receiving a horn of a [[unicorn]], though [[Sherry Cromwell]] said that it was merely an ordinary animal bone.<ref name=IndexV16Ch2Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|16}} Chapter 2 Part 3</ref>
|-
|{{W|James VI and I|James VI/I}}
|Scotland<br>England<!--King of Great Britain-->
|1567 – 1625<br>1603 - 1625
|<!--House of Stuart, Bible, witches/near-shipwreck, writings-->
|
*Stiyl mentioned James I's {{W|Daemonologie|grimoire}} as an example of [[grimoire]]s written by members of the church as a teaching guide.<ref name=IndexV2Ch2Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|2}} Chapter 2 Part 3</ref>
*In reference to [[Aradia]], the [[Bologna Succubus]] mentioned how [[witch]]es can control the winds to shake royal ships,<ref name=SouyakuV6Ch2Pt6>{{Qvl|Souyaku|L|6}} Chapter 2 Part 6</ref> likely referencing the time when James VI's ships were {{W|Anne of Denmark and contrary winds|caught in storms, ascribed to witchcraft}}.
|-
|{{W|Queen Victoria|Victoria}}
|United Kingdom
|1837 - 1901
|The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, the Victorian era saw a period of considerable industrial, political, social, military and scientific<!--revise/refine--> change within the United Kingdom and a great expansion of the British Empire.{{RLRef}}
|A line of the [[London Underground]], with a part running under [[Buckingham Palace]],<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt3/> is named the Victoria Line after Queen Victoria.<!--*Victorian<ref name=IndexV5/>{{CiteCP}}-->
|}
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