Regal is a British brand of cigarettes. It is currently owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco.
History
The coupon cigarette was originally released as Embassy Regal Filter in 1969.[1] The brand became very popular and sold coupon cigarettes until around 1999. Classed as a "premium" brand cigarette, they are one of the most expensive cigarette products available in the United Kingdom.[2] Regal are very popular in Scotland, Northern Ireland and in the north of England; further south Regal's sister brand Embassy is more popular. Regal is available in king size and regular filter size.
In 2014 the cigarette factory in Nottingham that produced Regal cigarettes closed and production was moved to Germany and Poland.[3]