"Therefore, while the newly titled Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will still have to curtsy to His Majesty King Charles and Her Majesty The Queen Consort, they will not have to curtsy any of the blood princes or princesses or those who have married one," Meier explained to People.
In the absence of Prince William, Kate would also be required to curtsy to Princess Anne and the late Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra, as she is a direct descendant of King George VI.
So, that means Eugenie and Beatrice, for example, would only bow to King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, and not Princess Anne or Kate, even though they are essentially below them in the pecking order. One's rank in the Royal Family, therefore, has nothing to do with how they greet one another, according to some.
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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.
Some reports insist that, upon marrying into the family, Kate Middleton had to curtsy to all "blood" princesses, such as Beatrice and Eugenie, as well as her own children (except when accompanied by Prince William—duh).
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.
William Technically Has to Bow to Queen Camilla
“The personal impact is likely the protocol changes that roll into action almost immediately,” an insider said shortly after Charles took the throne. “The family will now have to bow or curtsy to King Charles and Queen [Consort] Camilla.”
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.
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.
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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.
A clear indication that this part of the story is false. It is worth noting that this story only came about after Princess Eugenie's wedding where she wore the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara. Speculators assumed this had been the Emerald tiara that Meghan had coveted.
Prince William and Kate Middleton seem to have a relationship like any other, and part of that is giving each other nicknames that only they can call each other. While Prince William calls Kate 'Duchess of Dolittle', she calls him 'Big Willy' and 'Baldy'.
This means that neither Camilla nor Kate will ever be known as Queen, only as Queen Consort. When William becomes king, that will be the title that awaits her.
Anne falls behind her younger brothers in the order of succession because male primogeniture served as protocol for the royal family from the Act of Settlement of 1701 up until 2013.
While it is now common practice for both the bride and groom to give each other a ring as a sign of their eternal devotion, a royal aide explained that Prince William's decision not to wear a ring was 'simply down to personal preference'.
The rules of curtsying within the royal family are quite complicated and depend on the setting and who is present, which decide who curtsies to whom. Kate was obliged to curtsy to every member of the royal family, including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie who outranked her as “blood princesses”.
According to Marie Claire, Prince William didn't watch Kate walk down the aisle during their Westminster Abbey ceremony. The reason? It's tradition for the groom to be the last person to see his bride.
Charles has been king since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September. While his wife, Camilla, was also crowned at the coronation, because she is not a member of the royal family by blood, she would not take over the throne if Charles were to die or step down.
Questions focused on the couples flooded social media, with many questioning whether the new title meant Sophie no longer had to curtsy to Meghan since they are now both Duchesses. But the fact of the matter is Sophie has never had to curtsy to Meghan, nor had Edward ever bowed to Harry.
The coronation: who are the key players in the historic service on May 6? Prince Harry now faces an almighty change, being required to bow to his step-mum Queen Camilla whenever he sees her for the first time.
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.
Asper reports, the 1701 Act of Settlement is the act of Parliament that determines the succession to the throne and requires that a monarch's heir must be his or her direct successor (and a Protestant). That's Charles, not William.
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.
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