Abstract:
This paper aims at defining the royal genre with a focus on the British royal tradition. In fulfilling their constitutional and representational roles, British constitutional monarchs have used a broad range of texts delivered as speeches, messages or broadcasts which represent specific communicative events characterised by particular functions and communicative purposes. Furthermore, they are structured and characterized by specific wording. The key role which these types of texts perform is to support the monarch in fulfilling public duties and responsibilities within the framework established by the Constitution, which imposes certain limitations regarding what and how monarchs are allowed to communicate.
