Royalty Magazine or Royalty Monthly as it was originally called was founded in 1981 by journalist Bob Houston.[1][2] Houston had previously been the launch editor of Majesty Magazine, a similar publication. Royalty Magazine's launch coincided with the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.
Royalty Magazine was first published in June 1981.[3] The magazine is now edited by Marco Houston who is the son of the founder Bob Houston. The publisher of the magazine since 1993 has been Sena Julia Publicatus Ltd.[4] Previous publishers have included Quavertree Limited and Bacall Limited.[3] Both companies entered into insolvency and were eventually liquidated.