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.
Members of the royal family do not bow or curtsy to each other – it is an act reserved only for the King and Queen.
According to the royal family's official website, "there are no obligatory codes of behaviour" when meeting the sovereign or other royal family members.
The one concise rule is that all members of the Royal Family are required to bow or curtsy to King Charles and Queen Camilla. But what is unclear is who Catherine, Princess of Wales, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have to curtsy for, as they are not of royal blood.
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. While Kate is known for her poised public image, insiders reveal that she is no pushover when it comes to royal politics.
Prince William defied royal protocol at the King's Coronation when he chose not to bow to Queen Camilla at the Coronation Concert.
The coronation: who are the key players in the historic service on May 6? The coronation: who are the key players in the historic service on May 6? Prince Harry now faces an almighty change, being required to bow to his step-mum Queen Camilla whenever he sees her for the first time.
“And that's because they were angry with Camilla.” Bower went on to explain that the anger at the monarch was palpable throughout the venue. “All the people that helped Camilla get the crown on her head were excluded from that coronation, and they were furious,” Bower claimed.
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.
“That being said, many Americans still choose to observe a traditional British greeting of a bow or curtsy,” she explains. “Either option is fine and deemed appropriate. Meghan, however, would always curtsy to the Queen because while she is American, she is a member of the royal family.”
If the Princess of Wales is conducting an engagement alongside Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, but without her husband, she has to curtsy to her cousins-in-law because they were born into the Royal Family and are therefore "princesses of the blood".
Meghan Markle has received praise online after a clip of her making a final curtsy to Queen Elizabeth II during her state funeral in September 2022 was uploaded to social media.
As the Countess of Wessex, Sophie had to curtsy to the Duchess of Sussex because it ranked Meghan higher, but this is no longer the case.
Since Charles has taken to the throne, the tradition has changed so that now, in the Royal order, Camilla has outranked Princess Anne - meaning all the royal women in the family must (and will) curtsy to her.
According to the same source, Kate was annoyed that she was only allowed to invite four family members to the ceremony at Westminster Abbey—her father, Michael, her mother, Carole, and younger siblings Pippa and James—as opposed to Camilla, who had 20 guests of her own.
When Prince William failed to bow to the newly crowned Queen Camilla during the Coronation, it was an example of the Prince of Wales following his gut instinct and potentially subconsciously siding with his late mother, Princess Diana, a body language expert says, per The Mirror.
The wobble, which meant Princess Charlotte did not curtsy to Queen Camilla, appeared to be caught by her step-grandmother, who subtly reassured her step-granddaughter with a brief pat on the shoulder as she passed by.
"This is a unique example of selective bowing, where William, Charlotte and George opt to not bow or curtsy to Camilla in keeping with protocol, but Kate drops a deep curtsy to both Charles and Camilla," she said. "It looks like an appeasement gesture after Camilla has been elevated to the role of Queen."
There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting The Queen or a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms. For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy.
Kate will instead be a queen consort, the wife of a reigning king (William, of course). In the role, she will support her husband in his duties, attend engagements, and help with charitable organizations that resonate with her.
Prince Harry joined in showing respect to the newly crowned King Charles with a bow on coronation day. A video shared by Yahoo Australia shows the moment that King Charles, 74, exited Westminster Abbey at the end of his crowning ceremony on Saturday.
According to a source, the royal women not only curtsy to one another in public, but from the comfort of their own homes too.
The monarch isn't a fan of a deep bath either, she is said to bathe in “no more than seven inches of water”, according to royal author Brian Hoey for the Daily Mail. Seven inches is equivalent to 17.8 centimetres.
Answer: The big reason Prince Charles and Camilla Shand, as she was then known, didn't get married in the early 1970s: He never asked her. And there are probably a number of reasons for that. In his early 20s, like many other young men, Charles simply wasn't ready for marriage.
"The hand embroidered dress is not shown to enhance the personality of the child. Instead it looks wrinkled and time-worn." Another said: "The dress should be ironed." The article did offer balance, quoting another royal fan who said: "She's a child, how dare you attack her little wrinkles??