It seems as though over the years, The Royals has became a mere shell of it's former existance, and there are only a few shops of note left now, such as Debenhams, Boots, Waterstones, TK Maxx, and.that's about it.
When The Royals opened up you had 3 floors of shops, and places to eat, now all that is left is a small cafe area in the centre of the ground floor and a couple of shops.
The shops that are there though are popular, and contain a good selection of merchandise, everything from clothing to entertainment, (GAME have also opened up a small store over the Christmas period, which I'm hoping will stay there).
The space between the shops is very wide, so it's always easy to walk around, and you won't be knocking into people accidently.
There is also a strong security presence, though the security usually only seems to be monitoring the front entrance, which is a bit concerning. read more