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At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1959|1959 general election]], Royle was finally elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]], as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Richmond (Surrey) (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond, Surrey]]. He held the seat until he retired at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]].
 
He was a junior minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 1970 to 1974. He was knightedappointed -a [[Order of St Michael and St George|{{Abbr|KCMG|Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George}}]] (KCMG) in 1974.<ref>{{London Gazette no. |issue=46254. p.|date=5 April 1974 |startpage=4396 |supp=yes}}</ref> He was invited to become Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party by [[Margaret Thatcher]] to reform the way the party recruited candidates. He was also responsible for the party's International office. He was elevated to the [[House of Lords]] in 1983 as '''Baron Fanshawe of Richmond''', of [[South Cerney]] in the County of [[Gloucestershire]].<ref>{{London Gazette no. |issue=49498. p.|date=4 October 1983 |startpage=12949}}</ref>
 
He was Chairman of the [[Sedgwick Group]] PLC from 1993 to 1999.
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