Who has to curtsy to Meghan Markle?

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Who has to bow to Meghan Markle?

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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Who does Kate Middleton have to curtsy to?

Though the Duchess 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.
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Which members of the royal family do you have to curtsey to?

The only person they will 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.” “You bow or curtsy the first time you see the sovereign and then again when you leave,” she added.
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Does Princess Anne have to curtsy to Camilla?

So, for example, if Kate and William were at an event together with William's grandmother, parents, and Princesses Anne, Eugenie, and Beatrice, Kate would only curtsy to the Queen, Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, while Anne, Eugenie, and Beatrice would curtsy to her.
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Here’s Who Kate Middleton Needs To Curtsy To Royal Etiquette Rules the Duchess Must Always Follow



Does Pippa 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 Charles have to bow to the Queen?

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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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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Did Princess Diana curtsy to the Queen?

Sophie of Wessex and Princess Michael of Kent show us how it's done. Former ballerina Princess Diana had it mastered! (L-R) Princess Diana curtsies to The Queen at the funeral of her father, Earl Spencer, in 1992 and the Princess of Wales greets King Juan Carlos of Spain, who kisses her hand, in 1987.
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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 bow to the Queen?

As the future King of England, Prince William is pretty high up on the line of succession. His number two spot grants him respect from basically all of his family members, except three (and, sometimes four). According to royal family protocol, the Duke of Cambridge but always bow to the queen.
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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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Did Meghan Markle want to wear the emerald tiara?

The Bandeau Tiara was reportedly not her first choice.

According to the article, Meghan had originally wanted to wear the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, but was told by the Queen that it would not be appropriate for her to wear that particular tiara.
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Does Meghan curtsy to Kate?

According to Hello Magazine, Kate will receive the title of Queen Consort and Meghan will have to curtsy to her whenever they greet each other. In fact, everyone except for William will have to bow or curtsy to Kate when she is Queen.
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What will Kate Middleton be called when William is King?

The Title Kate Will Get When William Is King

In other words, Kate will be called queen, but the addition of "consort" makes it clear she has no constitutional power and is a queen in title only.
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Did the Queen go to Diana's funeral?

Even Queen Elizabeth II Bowed at Princess Diana's Funeral, But 1 Royal Refused To. Princess Diana died following a car crash in Paris on Aug.
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Does Kate have to curtsy to Eugenie?

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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What does Prince William call the Queen?

I've always imagined everyone to address the Queen of England as "Your Majesty," from her husband to her children to her corgis. But it turns out that's not the case! When Prince William addresses his grandmother, he calls her by a considerably less stuffy title: "Gran."
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What does Prince George call Camilla?

“The Queen was really thrilled that it was a little girl, and I think as soon as we came back here to Kensington she was one of our first visitors here. “George is only two-and-a-half and he calls her 'Gan-Gan. '
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Why did the Queen bow to Princess Diana?

"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 more than anyone else had defied the conventions of the Palace". The documentarist suggested that bow was prehaps "one of the strongest images in his entire reign".
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Does the Queens family bow to her in private?

The royal family has to curtsy in private

Her first time meeting the queen occured when she was having lunch with Princess Eugenie and the queen happened to have a free moment. “It turned out, the Queen was finishing a church service in Windsor and so she was going to be at the house,” Meghan told Oprah.
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Who does Princess Charlotte curtsy to?

As the Queen's car drove away, Kate followed protocol by curtsying—and Charlotte gave a little curtsy of her own to her great-grandmother, much to the delight of onlookers.
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Why did Meghan Markle change her engagement ring?

In their best-selling book the pair reportedly claimed that Prince Harry chose to update the ring because he wanted it to match an equally meaningful gift he gave her that spring for their first wedding anniversary.
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What tiara did the Queen refuse Meghan?

According to biographer Omid Scobie, co-author of Harry and Meghan biography Finding Freedom, which was reportedly sanctioned by the couple, her first choice was the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara.
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Did Princess Eugenie wear the emerald tiara?

Her wedding was the first time she'd ever worn a tiara.

Though ardent fans of the royal family are likely familiar with this tradition, it is still worth noting that the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara was the first one that Princess Eugenie had ever worn.
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