The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. Preliminary Pricing SupplementSubject to Completion: Dated October 3, 2025 $Auto-Callable Fixed Coupon Barrier Notes Linked to the Least Performing of Three Underliers,Due October 19, 2028 Pricing Supplement dated October __, 2025 to theProspectus dated December 20, 2023, the ProspectusSupplement dated December 20, 2023 and the ProductSupplement No. 1B dated July 22, 2025 Royal Bank of Canada Royal Bank of Canada is offering Auto-Callable Fixed Coupon Barrier Notes (the “Notes”) linked to the performance of theleast performing of the common stock of Netflix, Inc., the common stock of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. and the common stockof Western Digital Corporation (each, an “Underlier”).·Fixed Coupons— If the Notes have not been automatically called, investors will receive a Fixed Coupon on each monthly Coupon Payment Date at a rate of 11.75% per annum.·Call Feature— If, on any quarterly Call Observation Date beginning approximately six months following the Trade Date, the closing value of each Underlier is greater than or equal to its Initial Underlier Value, the Notes will beautomatically called for 100% of their principal amountplusthe Fixed Coupon otherwise due. No further paymentswill be made on the Notes.·Contingent Return of Principal at Maturity— If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final UnderlierValue of the Least Performing Underlier is greater than or equal to its Barrier Value (50% of its Initial UnderlierValue), at maturity, investors will receive the principal amount of their Notesplusthe Fixed Coupon otherwise due.If the Notes are not automatically called and the Final Underlier Value of the Least Performing Underlier is lessthan its Barrier Value, at maturity, investors will receive shares of the Least Performing Underlier that will likely beworth significantly less than the principal amount of their Notes and could be worth nothing and will receive theFixed Coupon otherwise due.·Any payments on the Notes are subject to our credit risk.·The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.CUSIP:78015QUR0 Investing in the Notes involves a number of risks. See “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page P-7 of this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus, prospectus supplement andproduct supplement.None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any state securities commission or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of the Notes or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this pricing supplement. Anyrepresentation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The Notes will not constitute deposits insured by the Canada DepositInsurance Corporation, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Canadian or U.S. governmentalagency or instrumentality. The Notes are not bail-inable notes and are not subject to conversion into our common sharesunder subsection 39.2(2.3) of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act.Per NoteTotal Price to public(1) (1)We or one of our affiliates may pay varying selling concessions of up to $25.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes inconnection with the distribution of the Notes to other registered broker-dealers. Certain dealers who purchase the Notesfor sale to certain fee-based advisory accounts may forgo some or all of their underwriting discount or selling concessions.The public offering price for investors purchasing the Notes in these accounts may be between $975.00 and $1,000.00 per$1,000 principal amount of Notes. In addition, we or one of our affiliates may pay a broker-dealer that is not affiliated withus a referral fee of up to $5.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts ofInterest)” below.The initial estimated value of the Notes determined by us as of the Trade Date, which we refer to as the initial estimated value, is expected to be between $900.00 and $950.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes and will be less than thepublic offering price of the Notes. The final pricing supplement relating to the Notes will set forth the initial estimated value.The market value of the Notes at any time will reflect many factors, cannot be predicted with accuracy and may be lessthan this amount. We describe the determination of the initial estimated value in more detail below. RBC Capital Markets, LLC KEY TERMS The information in this “Key Terms” section is qualified by any more detailed information set forth in this pricingsupplement and in the accompanying prospectus, prospectus supplement and product supplement. Issuer:Underwriter:Minimum Investment:Underliers: Royal Bank of Canada RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBCCM”) $1,000 and minimum denominations of $1,000 in excess thereof The common stock of Netflix, Inc. (the “NFLX Underlier”), the common stock of Palo AltoNetworks,Inc.(the“PANW Underlier”)and the common stock of Wes