One notable royal who refused to bow at Princess Diana's funeral in 1997 was Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
TheTalko website revealed how Margaret took her disdain for Diana to the late Princess' funeral, refusing to bow her head as the hearse drove past. The publication claimed: "Even though the story was true, Margaret could never forgive Diana for making the family look bad.
After Princess Diana died in 1997, Charles, then the Prince of Wales, wore a navy suit to her funeral. At the time, royal watchers read his outfit choice as a tribute to the late princess; Diana was said to have preferred men in navy.
Although she was the 'people's princess,' Diana was not a Royal at the time of her death and so she was not eligible to be buried in the Royal Vault. Instead of being laid to rest in the Royal Vault, it was decided that Diana would be buried at Althorp House, the Spencer family home in Northamptonshire.
"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 ...
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Unclear if this was an intentional snub, but what we do know is that Prince William–and every member of the British royal family—is expected to bow to Queen Camilla.
All royals are expected to bow or curtsy to the sovereign and his wife, King Charles and Queen Camilla.
No, Camilla did not attend Diana's funeral. There was a strong public antipathy towards Camilla due to her having had a relationship with Prince Charles while he was still married to Diana, and it was deemed inappropriate for her to be attending.
King Charles III walked directly behind his mother's coffin, and he was accompanied by his siblings and his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
Yes, over the years, Diana's two sons Prince William and Prince Harry have both visited their mother's grave. In July 2017, the two princes attended a private service at her grave to mark 20 years since her death - it was held on what would have been her 56th birthday.
Diana was buried later that day in a private ceremony in Althorp Park, the Spencer family estate. She was wearing a black woolen long-sleeved cocktail dress by Catherine Walker that she had ordered only weeks before she died, and holding a set of rosary beads that were a gift from Mother Theresa.
Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, was among some 2,000 people that attended Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral service on Monday, 19 September. Footage shows the sibling of the late princess singing a Hymn along with the rest of the congregation during the service inside Westminster Abbey.
Diana's mother and sisters were accompanied by other members of the Spencer family. Sarah Ferguson (a.k.a Fergie, the Duchess of York) and her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie arrive at the funeral. Princess Eugenie was 7 when Diana died.
After receiving a state funeral, Lady Diana Spencer was laid to rest in a lead coffin. Lead lining a coffin keeps moisture out of the body and allows it to stay in place for an extended period of time.
Man who touched the Queen's coffin believed she was not dead, court hears. A man who grabbed the flag that was draped over Queen Elizabeth II coffin planned to trespass at royal residences including Buckingham Palace. It comes as the man did not believe the late monarch was dead, a court heard today.
The Royal Family's response
The Queen's first public address came five days after Diana's death. “I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being,” she said in a speech broadcast to the nation.
Prince Harry 'cried once' over Diana's death: Duke reveals he broke down in tears at mother's burial and felt 'guilt' meeting mourners outside Kensington Palace during ITV interview with Tom Bradby to be aired at 9pm. Prince Harry has revealed he only cried once over the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
The Earl remembered a special day. Share this: Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer shared a special video which saw him visiting the site of his late sister's grave on Friday, on what would have been her 61st birthday.
Prince Harry has said there was 'absolutely no way' he have let his brother walk behind his mother Princess Diana's coffin alone. The brothers famously had to walk together behind Diana's coffin as it made its way to Westminster Abbey on the day of her funeral in 1997.
"But that day, it is Elizabeth who bowed her head as a sign of respect for the passage of Diana's coffin, the woman who wore more than anyone else had defied the conventions of the palace."
Camilla did attend Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981. However, Princess Diana said that Camilla did not wear white, noting instead that the future queen consort donned a light gray for the occasion.
The reason why the Queen wasn't at Prince Charles' wedding
The Queen and Prince Philip were absent from Charles and Camilla's wedding because both the bride and groom had previously been divorced, according to The Telegraph.
The one concise rule is that all members of the Royal Family are required to bow or curtsy to King Charles and Queen Camilla.
According to Royal protocol, Kate, along with other female members of the family including Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Meghan Markle and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, must curtsey to the King and Queen Camilla as they are the most senior members of the family and male royals are expected to bow their heads.
Since Charles became King last September, the major change in rules has been that Camilla is now ahead of Anne in the pecking order. All royal women must now curtsy to her. And, since she is the most senior royal, at the top of the pecking order, she does not need to curtsy to any other female royal.