Can anyone explain why the British Army is not referred to as the Royal Army?
British Army v Royal Army
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A hangover from the Restoration era, I believe. Among other things it was meant to emphasise the supremacy of Parliament's will over that of the will of the Sovereign.
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UK could claim to have been first (in modern era) with a Navy (Henry VIII) and Air Force (4/1918) but not with an Army. Same logic that UK postage stamps do not say Britsh Mail - first, again, 1841.
