Chas,
Are you sure that the banda engolada (in English blason, bend engouled) is restricted to Spanish royalty? I find examples of it (in the Diccionario de Heraldica) used by the Basque family Yuste, the Hermosilla family of the province of Burgos, the Garrido family of Aragon, and others, none of whom appear to have a royal connection.
David