The British soprano is well known for performing at the Glyndebourne Festival, English National Opera, Teatro Real, and Metropolitan Opera. She has also sung at the Royal Opera House and alongside such prestigious orchestras as Berlin Philharmonic, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic.

The soprano has also performed alongside such noted conductors as Charles Mackerras, Simon Rattle, and Michael Christie.

Royal is a winner of the prestigious National Opera Studio, a recipient of the Kathleen Ferrier Award and the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award. She is an exclusive artist of EMI Classics.