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Shell has rooted itself deep into Dutch politics and society. It's called Royal Dutch Shell not just to sound fancy.

• huubuub 5y ago
  It's called Royal Dutch Shell since it sprung from a merger between a dutch and a britsh company (Royal Dutch Oil and Shell). It's meant to reflect the names of the former companies more than indicate some deep ties with the Netherlands. Not too long ago they changed the dual Dutch/British legal structure that was in place before and become a company fully under british law.
  • aww_dang 5y ago
    As I understand, the Dutch royals own a major stake in Shell.
    • cr1895 5y ago
      That isn’t however the reason it is designated a Royal company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koninklijk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koninklijk