nˈaʊədˌeɪz, ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəlz ɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːld ðə ɹˈɔɪəl sˈaɪfɚ, bˌʌt, tʊ ˈeɪd klˌæɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən, ðə mˈɑːnoʊɡɹˌæm ɪz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ðə ɹˈɔɪəl sˈaɪfɚɹ ˌɪntɚlˈeɪst ænd ɹᵻvˈɜːst.
Nowadays, the initials are also called the royal cypher, but, to aid clarification, the monogram is referred to as the royal cypher interlaced and reversed.