According to protocol, Meghan is supposed to curtsy to those who outrank her. This includes the Queen, Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and his wife,
December 25, 2017. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, performs her first-ever public curtsy during the royal family's annual Christmas morning walk in Sandringham. Kate is photographed curtsying beside her, while their husbands, Prince Harry and Prince William, respectively, lower their heads into a bow.
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.”
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.
As a member of the royal family, Kate was thereafter elevated to a position where people may curtsy to her, though she would still have to curtsy to the monarch.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 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.
Although Meghan Markle is now officially the Duchess of Sussex - much like Kate Middleton is the Duchess of Cambridge through her marriage to Prince William - Meghan is still required to curtsy to her sister-in-law thanks to the royal family's hierarchical structure.
Now that Camilla is Queen Consort and known as Her Majesty, William, Kate, Harry and Meghan are all expected to bow or curtsy to her - and... Royal Family but still needs to abide by strict protocol when it... Parker Bowles — will have to bow to her now that she is Queen...
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.
What Kate called the Queen. While the rest of the world was required to address Queen Elizabeth as Ma'am or your majesty, those closest to her are allowed to refer to her as Mama, according to Ingrid Seward, the editor of Majesty magazine.
"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.
Although Camilla outranks Kate as a "Majesty" compared to her "HRH" status, the princess' firstborn son, Prince George, will one day inherit the throne, which is not something the current Queen can claim.
Though she technically has a higher ranking than Beatrice and Eugenie through her marriage to Prince William, she does not have royal blood. As a result, when Kate is with husband Prince William, Eugenie and Beatrice curtsy to her, as she takes on her husband's standing.
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.
Surprisingly, Princess Anne forms a genuine bond with Meghan Markle, defying expectations and showing a fondness for the Duchess of Sussex.
Even though Prince Charles is descended from centuries of royalty, it was actually Diana who was considered to be the more aristocratic of the two. If you subscribe to the idea of the Six Degrees of Separation, you will believe that we are all only six of fewer social links away from each other.
A body language expert believes the Prince of Wales may have found it unnatural to perform such a gesture to his stepmother. Instead, Judi James said his gut instinct could have seen him subconsciously side with his late mum, Princess Diana.
So, what's the deal? According to the royal rule book, female members of The Firm must curtsy to the most senior members of the monarchy – currently King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla – whilst their male counterparts must bow their heads.
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