In Popular Culture
- In Martin Wickramasinghe's novel Kaliyugaya which was made into a film by Lester James Peries, the character Allan is an old Royalist.
- In the last part of Carl Muller's trilogy Once Upon a Tender Time, the central character Carlaboy von Bloss of the final story studies at Royal.
- In Nihal De Silva's novel The Giniralla Conspiracy, a protagonist, Mithra Dias had studied at Royal College as well as the antihero Kumudu Prasanna.
- In Martin Wickramasinghe's novel Yuganthaya which was made into a film by Lester James Peries, the character Malin is an old Royalist.
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