Exhibit 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                                   AS ADDED BY
                   SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002


         In connection with this Quarterly Report of Royal Bancshares of
Pennsylvania, Inc ("Royal") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2006,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Joseph P. Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

         1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
              or 15(d) as applicable of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,as
              amended; and

         2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of Royal as of the dates and for the periods expressed
              in the Report.


         The foregoing certification is being furnish solely pursuant to 18 U.S.
C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of this Report or as a separate
disclosure document.


                                                     /s/ Joseph P. Campbell
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                                                     Joseph P. Campbell
                                                     Chief Executive Officer
                                                     May 9, 2006