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[[File:Regal-by-JohnHowe.jpg|thumb|alt=Portrait of Regal by John Howe from the cover art of the first UK edition of Royal Assassin.|Regal by [[John Howe]]]]
'''Regal Farseer''' was a Prince, King-in-Waiting and then King of the [[Six Duchies]], though he was later dubbed "The Pretender," as he knew that after King [[Shrewd]] died the real King, [[Verity]], was still alive.
The third son of King Shrewd, his mother was Queen [[Desire]]. Regal was encouraged from an early age by his mother to believe that he was superior to his two older brothers ([[Chivalry (King-In-Waiting)|Chivalry]] and Verity) and had a better claim to the throne. It was rather thought his mother chose the name "Regal" to further drive home the point. As an adolescent, Regal was childish, immature and pompous. He was jealous of his older brothers getting big horses, when he was riding a pony; he resented their being together so much, excluding their baby brother. His mother had warned him, falsely, that his brothers might want to kill him.
When [[Fitz|FitzChivalry]] came to Buckkeep, Regal, resenting his closeness to Verity and Shrewd, treated him rudely and condescendingly called him "Nameless the Dog-Boy." Regal frequently went out of his way to torment and bully Fitz. There was less than a decade's difference between their ages.
== Appearance ==