[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.
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.
In 1988, the magazine's circulation was more than 40,000 copies in the United States.