the royal treatment
noun
: a manner of acting toward someone that is suitable for very important people : very elaborate and attentive treatment
The hotel gave us the royal treatment.
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Paris is an extremely dog-friendly city, and Sax Paris knows how to extend the royal treatment to pups.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025
As with British monarchs, Evie Pig got the royal treatment Tuesday.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 20 May 2025
The film’s sequel will finally receive the royal treatment, with a prime rollout at CinemaCon last week.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025
But while your face gets the royal treatment, does the rest of your skin survive on occasional slaps of expired lotion?
—Erin Bunch, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Winter squash gets the royal treatment in this sheet-pan coconut curry.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Give your bed the royal treatment with Bedsure's Queen-Size Satin Pillowcase and Tuddrom's super-plush Throw Blanket—maybe grab an extra to throw over your couch as well.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
But look a little closer and you’ll likely be impressed to find hazelnuts getting the royal treatment.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025
As with British monarchs, Evie Pig got the royal treatment Tuesday.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 20 May 2025
The film’s sequel will finally receive the royal treatment, with a prime rollout at CinemaCon last week.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025
But while your face gets the royal treatment, does the rest of your skin survive on occasional slaps of expired lotion?
—Erin Bunch, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Winter squash gets the royal treatment in this sheet-pan coconut curry.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Give your bed the royal treatment with Bedsure's Queen-Size Satin Pillowcase and Tuddrom's super-plush Throw Blanket—maybe grab an extra to throw over your couch as well.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
But look a little closer and you’ll likely be impressed to find hazelnuts getting the royal treatment.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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