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In August 1944 the ROYALIST took part in Operation "Dragoon" the Allied landing in Southern France, as the flagship of Task Force 88, the Escort Carrier Force under the command of Rear-Admiral T H Troubridge, after which she proceeded with the same force to operate in the Aegean.
The ROYALIST was under repair and refit at Alexandria until the beginning of February 1945 after which she continued to operate from there as the flagship of the 21st Carrier Squadron, until March when she left to join the East Indies Fleet.
The ROYALIST continued to operate with the East Indies Fleet (5th Cruiser Squadron) until the beginning of December, leaving Trincomalee on 12 September for the United Kingdom, and arriving at the end of January 1946 where she was reduced to Reserve.
The Royalists first appeared as a distinct group in Parliament during the debates on the Root and Branch Petition in the House of Commons in 1641.
As the Civil War progressed it was obvious that the Royalists were strongest in the northwest, and the Parliamentarians in the southeast, though there were several exceptions to this, such as RoyalistColchester in the southeast and Parliamentarian Gloucester in the west.
Royalists were drawn from all classes, though their steadiest support came from the lesser gentry.
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