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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The couple picked up Jeter and Ronnie at their local PetSmart PetsHotel, where the dogs stayed for two nights during the wedding weekend, and discovered the two received the royal treatment filled with a spa day and photoshoot in tuxes.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Spices on display deserve the royal treatment.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Cunard Get the royal treatment while viewing the Total Solar Eclipse onboard three of Cunard’s luxury cruise ships.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 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
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Spices on display deserve the royal treatment.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Cunard Get the royal treatment while viewing the Total Solar Eclipse onboard three of Cunard’s luxury cruise ships.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 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
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