Exhibit 24.1
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of George Lloyd, Jason Mehar, Sean Weisberg and Jacqueline Ostendorf as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:


     (1)   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
           capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the
           Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
           and the rules thereunder of Royalty Pharma plc (the "Company"), Forms
           3, 4 and 5, including any amendments thereto, in accordance with
           Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

     (2)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
           which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
           Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
           thereto and timely file such form with the United States Securities
           and Exchange Commission and the applicable stock exchange or similar
           authority; and

     (3)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
           foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact,
           may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
           by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
           by any of such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
           pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
           contain such terms and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact
           may approve in the discretion of any of such attorneys-in-fact.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of such attorneys-in-fact, or the
substitute or substitutes of any of such attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 11th day of August, 2022.

Signature:    /s/ Rory B. Riggs
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Print Name:   Rory B. Riggs