Prince William technically broke royal
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.
A source told Page Six back in September (after the death of Queen Elizabeth II), “The personal impact is likely the protocol changes that roll into action almost immediately. The family will now have to bow or curtsy to King Charles and Queen [Consort] Camilla.”
All royals are expected to bow or curtsy to the sovereign and his wife, King Charles and Queen Camilla.
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.
According to a source, the royal women not only curtsy to one another in public, but from the comfort of their own homes too.
"But there is no hard and fast rule, and if you can't do it or don't feel comfortable doing it or don't want to do it that's fine; it doesn't mean you hold the queen in any less respect and you won't be sent to the Tower." Another royal source added, "People do tend to bow or curtsy to the queen, and that's just good ...
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.
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.
The short answer is no, since the line of succession automatically changed when Charles became King following the passing of Queen Elizabeth. As it stands, Prince William is the current heir to the throne, followed by his son Prince George, and so on.
A change in the Church of England's rules about remarriage after divorce, which took effect in 2002, made it possible for Charles to marry Camilla.
As Camilla is excluded from the Windsor bloodline, she would not be the sole queen in the event that Charles passes away before she does. Rather, Charles's eldest son, William, 41, will take the throne as monarch of the United Kingdom, alongside his wife and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton.
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.
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.
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.
Princess Kate gave her first curtsey to her father-in-law King Charles in a mark of respect to the newly crowned monarch. The stunning moment was captured as he walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey wearing St Edward's Crown.
Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. 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 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.
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.
All members of the royal family, including those with His/Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles, bow or curtsy to the monarch and his wife when greeting them for the first time in a while — even his children!
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.
As an old tradition dictates, royal couples never share the same bed or bedroom, allowing them to move freely while asleep. It allows them much needed alone time after hours of being in the limelight.
Princess Charlotte Loses Her Footing While Curtsying to King Charles.
The Trooping the Colour parade took place on Saturday
Several royals were spotted bowing after the glorious carriage procession, but the Princess of Wales noticeably did not. The reason is simple since Princess Kate would have already curtsied to the King in private when she saw him earlier in the morning.