Meghan Markle Curtsies in Unison With Kate and
According to protocol, Meghan is supposed to curtsy to those who outrank her. This includes the Queen, Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla. Because William is due to be the future King of England, he also receives a curtsy, and by extension so does Kate Middleton.
But the fact of the matter is Sophie has never had to curtsy to Meghan, nor had Edward ever bowed to Harry. Members of the royal family do not bow or curtsy to each other – it is an act reserved only for the King and Queen.
A friend of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh told the Mail on Sunday: “Sophie is relieved. She no longer has to curtsy to someone in the family who has not only left Royal duties but has spent the past three years criticising the institution that Sophie works so hard to support.”
So Catherine must curtsey to Queen Camilla, and if William is not present she must also curtsey to her cousins-in-law Beatrice and Eugenie, and her aunt-in-law, the Princess Royal.
Prince William defied royal protocol at the King's Coronation when he chose not to bow to Queen Camilla at the Coronation Concert. A body language expert claims that the Prince of Wales might have found it strange to perform such a gesture to his stepmother.
The former Duchess of Cambridge was expected to curtsy to Anne, Beatrice, and Eugenie, but not if she was with Prince William. But, even when Kate was with William, she still had to curtsy to Anne. The Princess Royal's rank did not change.
"The general rule of thumb to remember is that a Royal Highness does not curtsy to another Royal Highness," etiquette expert Myka Meier previously told People.
That includes not having to show deference the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Both couples are now on equal footing, holding dukedom titles. Previously, Prince Harry and Meghan outranked Prince Edward and Sophie as they held the lesser count and countess titles.
The 8-year-old curtseyed to Charles, 74, as he passed her to get to his seat at Windsor Castle while “God Save the King” played. Princess Kate also curtseyed while Prince George bowed his head. It is customary for all royal family members to bow or curtsy to the monarch when greeting him.
In 2011, after Catherine married Prince William, The Queen reportedly updated the Order of Precedence document and this resulted in the protocol of females that marry into the British monarchy curtsying to "blood princesses" including the daughters of the Duke of York, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who are below her ...
According to a source, the royal women not only curtsy to one another in public, but from the comfort of their own homes too. They told the Telegraph: "What they do when there are no outsiders present I can't tell, but I suspect they do [curtsy]. They all did with the Queen."
The royal family cannot actually force anyone to bow to them, lol, and they make it clear on their website that there “are no obligatory codes of behavior when meeting the Queen or a member of the royal family.” But then they go on to list the “traditional” forms of greeting.
Etiquette expert Myka Meier said protocol dictates members of the family styled as His or Her Royal Highness are not required to curtsy or bow to each other if they are the same rank. They do, however, need to show their respect to His Majesty King Charles III or Her Majesty The Queen Consort.
The Princess of Wales paid respect to King Charles' wife
During the coronation concert at Windsor Castle, Princess Kate curtseyed as Queen Camilla passed her on her way to her seat, with the act an age-old sign of deep respect when greeting a monarch.
Princess Kate gave King Charles III and Queen Camilla a perfect curtsy during the annual Garter Day procession. The Princess of Wales, 41, watched the king, 74, and queen, 75, walk by in the annual Order of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle on Monday, June 19.
Royal biographer Tom Bower claimed that the Princess of Wales was “angry” with the newly crowned queen over the guest list for King Charles' coronation on May 6 and refused to curtsy for the monarch as she left Westminster Abbey.
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Feud between Kate and Camilla started in 2011. Kate Middleton's decision not to curtsy to Queen Camilla was a clear indication of her disapproval of King Charles' wife and her mishandling of his coronation, according to sources.
Kate Middleton curtsied to Queen Camilla and Prince William turned away from her and didn't bow….
Traditionally, when greeting a member of the British royal family, men bow their heads and women do a small curtsy, according to the royal family's website. Little footage exists of the queen bowing to others, though AP footage shows she bowed her head as Princess Diana's funeral procession passed by in 1997.
Princess Kate
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