pricing supplement is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdictionwhere the offer or sale is not permitted.Registration Statement No. 333-275898 Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)Subject to Completion. Dated April 27, 2026. Pricing Supplement to theProspectus dated December 20, 2023,the Series J Prospectus Supplement dated December20, 2023, theUnderlying Supplement No. 1A dated May 16, 2024and theProduct Supplement No. 1B dated July 22,2025 Royal Bank of Canada$ Digital STOXX®Europe 600 Index-Linked Notes, due The notes will not bear interest.The amount that you will be paid on your notes on the stated maturity date (expected tobe the second scheduled business day after the determination date) is based on the performance of the STOXX®Europe600 Index (which we refer to as the “underlier”) as measured from the trade date to and including the determination date(expected to be between 12 and 14 months after the trade date). If the final underlier level (defined below) on thedetermination date is greater than or equal to the threshold level of 90.00% of the initial underlier level (set on the tradedate and expected to be the closing level of the underlier on the trade date), you will receive the threshold settlementamount (expected to be between $1,073.80 and $1,086.80 for each $1,000 principal amount of notes).However, if thefinal underlier level is less than the threshold level, the return on your notes will be negative. You could lose your entire investment in the notes.To determine your payment at maturity, we will calculate the underlier return, which is the percentage increase or decrease in the final underlier level from the initial underlier level. On the stated maturity date, for each $1,000 principalamount of notes, you will receive an amount in cash equal to:if the underlier return isgreater thanorequal to-10.00% (the final underlier level isgreater thanorequal to90.00% of the initial underlier level), the threshold settlement amount; orif the underlier return isnegativeandis below-10.00% (the final underlier level isless than90.00% of the initial underlier level), thesumof (i) $1,000plus(ii) theproductof (a) $1,000times(b) approximately 1.1111times(c) thesumof the underlier returnplus10.00%.This amount will be less than $1,000 and could be zero. The foregoing is only a brief summary of the terms of your notes. You should read the additional disclosure provided in this pricing supplement so that you may better understand the terms and risks of your investment.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 $957.60 and $987.60 per $1,000 principal amount of notes and will be less than theoriginal issue price. The final pricing supplement relating to the notes will set forth the initial estimated value. The marketvalue of the notes at any time will reflect many factors, cannot be predicted with accuracy and may be less than thisamount. We describe the determination of the initial estimated value in more detail below.Your investment in the notes involves certain risks, including, among other things, our credit risk. See the section “Selected Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-8 of this pricing supplement., 2026Original issue price:100.00% of the principal Original issue date:amountUnderwriting discount:0.88% of the principal amountNet proceeds to the issuer:99.12% of the principalamountSee “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” on page PS-13 of this pricing supplement. The original issue price, underwriting discount and net proceeds to the issuer listed above relate to the notes we sell initially. We may decide to sell additional notes after the date of this pricing supplement, at issue prices and withunderwriting discounts and net proceeds that differ from the amounts set forth above. The return (whether positive ornegative) on your investment in the notes will depend in part on the issue price you pay for such notes.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.RBC Capital Markets, LLC Pricing Supplement dated May, 2026 SUMMARY INFORMATION You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated December 20, 2023, as supplementedby the prospectus supplement dated December 20, 2023, relating