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The Royal Rota is the press pool that covers the British royal family. The Royal Rota is made up of a select group of media representatives that are invited to attend and report on royal events, with the understanding that the news and photographs taken at the event will be freely shared with other members of the media. [1] This pool system decreases the number of media representatives that would otherwise attend, which helps to alleviate space and security concerns. [2]

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Members

The Royal Rota includes journalism staff affiliated with the following professional organisations:

Core members

As of January 2020, core members of the print media include the Daily Express , the Daily Mail , the Daily Mirror , the Evening Standard , The Telegraph , The Times and The Sun . [5] [6] [7] [8]

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