Does Kate curtsey to Anne?

The Duchess of Cornwall also has a tricky relationship with curtseying in the royal family. As she is married to the heir apparent she outranks her daughter-in-law, and all of the Princesses, even if she is alone, but she must bow to her sister-in-law Princess Anne.
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Does Kate have to curtsy to Princess Anne?

At the time, MailOnline (via The Express) noted that Meghan and Kate were both required to curtsy to “blood princesses” (princesses born into the royal family, like Princess Anne, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie) due to being lower in rank.
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Does Kate curtsy to the Queen in private?

They admiringly declared, “The Duchess of Cambridge curtsies as the Queen walks past. Maintaining standards even when Her Majesty can't see it. Utter Class She gets the brief.” Like other members of The Firm, royal protocol means that the Duchess of Cambridge is supposed to curtsy to senior relatives.
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Who Should Kate curtsy to?

Interestingly, after Duchess Catherine married Prince William in 2011, The Queen reportedly updated the Order of Precedence document and Kate must curtsy to "blood princesses" including Princess Royal, Princess Alexandra, and the daughters of the Duke of York, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who are below her in ...
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Does the royal family curtsy in private?

The royal family has to curtsy in private

You might think that the royals only do the curtsying and bowing in public but in her recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex revealed that everyone curtsies to the queen, even in private.
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Here’s Who Kate Middleton Needs To Curtsy To Royal Etiquette Rules the Duchess Must Always Follow



Will Camilla have to curtsey to Kate?

While Kate Middleton is destined to be Queen Consort, she also has to abide by some strange curtsying protocols. Of course, she has to curtsy to the Queen, Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and Camilla, but purportedly she's also obligated to bend the knee to "blood princesses", but this changes when William is present.
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Does Princess Eugenie curtsy to the Queen?

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle don't just curtsy to the Queen. When the royal family gathers together, the duchesses are also technically supposed to curtsy to royal princesses from birth, such as Princess Anne, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie.
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Who ranks higher Kate or Camilla?

Username Here Goes said: “It's inevitable now since Camilla, as the wife of Charles, will eventually be Queen Consort, will "rank" higher than Catherine.
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Does Kate have to curtsy to Beatrice?

However, in the modern era some of these traditional rules and customs have been known to become rather muddled. For instance, according to these rules Kate Middleton is required to curtsy to her cousin-in-laws Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie on certain occasions.
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Why was Diana a princess but Kate is not?

On her children's birth certificates, Kate's occupation is listed as 'Princess of the United Kingdom', but her status as Princess is through marriage rather than birth.
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Does William have to bow to the Queen?

When Prince William becomes king and the duchess becomes Queen consort, she will only technically have to bow to her husband—nobody else—but again, it's unlikely she will actually follow this rule. As for Meghan Markle, she is required to bow to her sister-in-law when she sees her, according to ranking order.
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Who is allowed to touch the Queen?

About 14 and a half minutes into a USA Today livestream of the event, it looked like Trump lightly touched the Queen's back as she rose from her seat, which would have been a breach of royal protocol. Royal protocol dictates that one must not touch the Queen unless she offers her hand first.
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Does Kate have to bow to the Queen?

In the royal line of succession, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle are far more likely to become Queen than Princess Eugenie or Princess Beatrice, but because of a weird royal tradition, Kate and Meghan must still bow down to their cousins-in-law who were born into royalty.
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Who has precedence Kate or Camilla?

Although Duchess Kate and Prince William might have “gathered” huge interest over the years, Prince Charles is higher in the royal line of succession than his son. As a result, he and Duchess Camilla technically take a higher royal precedence over them.
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Do the Queen's grandchildren have to curtsey?

The only person they will be curtsy or bow to is the sovereign. "A royal highness does not curtsy to another royal highness. Yes, there are articles that state this, but it is not true." So by that logic, the royal children won't be bowing to anybody else other than the Queen because it's just not necessary.
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What title will Kate have when William is King?

Currently known as the Duchess of Cambridge, when William becomes next in line to the throne, his title will automatically change to Prince of Wales, the title historically held by those first in line.
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Does Kate Middleton wear Diana's ring?

Kate Middleton wears Princess Diana's engagement ring

In Amazon Prime's The Diana Story documentary, Diana's former butler Paul Burrell reported that when she had passed, the boys were given the opportunity to keep an item that belonged to her as a keepsake.
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Is Duchess higher than Princess?

Duchesses rank below princesses, meaning both Meghan and Kate must curtsey to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie when they see them in the halls of Buckingham Palace.
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Are Beatrice and Eugenie still princesses?

Despite their royal titles, Beatrice and Eugenie are not working members of the Royal Family, although it may have been hoped that they would be when they were born in 1988 and 1990, respectively.
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Why did Princess Beatrice not curtsey to the Queen?

The most likely reason for her lack of curtseying is because she had already met The Queen at Windsor Castle this morning before the church service. According to royal journalist Robert Jobson, people only curtsey on their first meeting of the day with the monarch.
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Who did Diana curtsy to?

South African fitness coach Jenni Rivett spent seven years as Princess Diana's personal trainer. For four of those years, she told Insider she didn't know she needed to curtsy to Diana. Rivett said she later tried to apologize but Diana laughed and said 'that's why I love you.'"
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What is difference bow and curtsy?

A curtsy (also spelled curtsey or incorrectly as courtsey) is a traditional gendered gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. In Western culture it is the feminine equivalent of bowing by males.
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Who ranks higher Princess Anne or Duchess of Cambridge?

The royal expert said that Anne was "deemed to be the more senior royal in the order of precedence there". Mr Palmer continued: "So, in the court circular, Princess Royal came first and then the Duchess of Cambridge". Host Pandora said: "[It's] probably quite nice for Kate to take the back seat slightly".
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Does the Queen like Kate Middleton?

Caption Options. But from the beginning, Queen Elizabeth has been a huge fan of the Duchess and was “practically skipping” with joy the day she and Prince William finally tied the knot, according to Morton.
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Will Kate be queen when William is King?

When William accedes to the throne he will be king, but Duchess Kate won't be queen in the same way that Queen Elizabeth II is queen—instead, she'll have the title Queen Consort.
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