These buildings also served administrative functions with the central rooms used as settings for royal audience and other political meetings.

The throne was once used for giving royal audiences.

One of his first acts was to receive the leading coup plotters in a royal audience.

I was commanded to appear for a royal audience.

His first immediate action was to give a royal audience to the Promoters.

I am not asking for a royal audience.

"In any case, Colonel, we're due at the palace for a royal audience," he went on.

Zama came to lead them to the royal audience.

It would not do to arrive sweated and on horseback for a royal audience.

The Marshals decided who would be admitted to royal audience.