British tabloid newpapers regularly represent 'the Queen's English' in their stories about the Royal Family. Mimicking pronunciation, and often using the pronoun one, these comic formulations are usually based on puns or clashes of register, and appear to challenge the Royals' status and authority. This article presents examples of tabloid 'royalese', and considers two functions of this playful language: attacking the Royals by mocking their speech, and contributing to the creation of a tabloid readership community.
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