The monarchy has largely adapted to modern times and many people opt to greet King Charles, Prince William, Princess Kate and other members of the royal family without much pomp — in fact, the British royal family's official website (which hasn't been fully updated since the death of Queen Elizabeth) states that "there ...
Prince William defied royal protocol at the King's Coronation when he chose not to bow to Queen Camilla at the Coronation Concert.
During the coronation concert at Windsor Castle, Princess Kate curtseyed as Queen Camilla passed her on her way to her seat, with the act an age-old sign of deep respect when greeting a monarch.
King Charles III will not be required to bow to anyone, but in European style monarchies, the reigning monarch will usually. bow to other heads of state, who may bow or curtsy in return. In some cases, 2 monarchs may shake hands. or salute if they're in military uniform.
“And that's because they were angry with Camilla.” Bower went on to explain that the anger at the monarch was palpable throughout the venue. “All the people that helped Camilla get the crown on her head were excluded from that coronation, and they were furious,” Bower claimed.
Royal biographer Tom Bower highlighted a crucial moment during the coronation on May 6, where Kate deviated from tradition and chose not to bow or curtsy as Camilla and Charles exited Westminster Abbey.
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.
According to a source, the royal women not only curtsy to one another in public, but from the comfort of their own homes too.
The new Queen was not the only member of the royal family to honour King Charles III with a curtsy. The Princess of Wales also gave a curtsy as her father-and-law walked down the aisle of Westminster Abbey wearing St Edward's Crown.
Technically, there are no "obligatory" rules.
According to the royal family's official website, "there are no obligatory codes of behaviour" when meeting the sovereign or other royal family members.
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.
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.
The wobble, which meant Princess Charlotte did not curtsy to Queen Camilla, appeared to be caught by her step-grandmother, who subtly reassured her step-granddaughter with a brief pat on the shoulder as she passed by.
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.
Answer: The big reason Prince Charles and Camilla Shand, as she was then known, didn't get married in the early 1970s: He never asked her. And there are probably a number of reasons for that. In his early 20s, like many other young men, Charles simply wasn't ready for marriage.
Kate, Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla have a "deep connection" that has been built upon over many years, according to an expert, despite some speculating that there has been tension between the pair.
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.
This is no longer the case, and instead, these Princesses must curtsey to Camilla as she outranks them. This of course means that Princess Anne is forced to ignore her 'blood Princess' title when it comes to greeting Camilla.
"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 ...
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.
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. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.
Yes you read that right. Apparently a lot of posh people actually prefer to sleep in separate beds, including the Queen and her man. As etiquette expert Lady Pam and Her Majesty's cousin explained in a biography about her relative: "In England, the upper class always have had separate bedrooms.
They were the heirs to the throne and were recognizd as queens. Contrary to the cases of Kate Middleton in the future and Queen Consort Camilla right now. Both of them are married or partners of the next in line to the throne. This means that neither Camilla nor Kate will ever be known as Queen, only as Queen Consort.
Camilla Originally Wanted to Be “Princess Consort”
So why did Camilla initially want to be Princess cCnsort and not Queen Consort? Apparently, this decision was made partly out of respect to Princess Diana—which is also why Camilla doesn't use the title Princess of Wales and instead goes by Duchess of Cornwall.
Essentially, a Queen is somebody who is a ruling monarch in her own right and a consort is the female spouse of the male monarch.