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.
If an American meets a royal, they technically do not have to curtsy or bow because that it's not a custom, Meier explains. Instead, they could choose to simply shake hands to show respect.
Technically, there are no "obligatory" rules.
Still, the website notes that people still "wish to observe the traditional forms." For men, this means a neck bow (or bowing the head only), while women traditionally curtsy.
The rules of the curtsy
The main - and obvious rule - is that if you're a male, you are not required to perform the act, as royal protocol dictates only women need to perform the gesture. Men instead bow.
Royal protocol dictates that Kate, along with other female members of the family including 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. Male royals are expected to bow their heads.
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. Because William is due to be the future King of England, he also receives a curtsy, and by extension so does Kate Middleton.
Who curtseys to Kate? Excluding the Queen, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, everyone, when the Duchess of Cambridge IS in the company of her husband, do bow or curtsy to her. Prince William is a future King and therefore Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge is a future Queen Consort.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is "relieved" she will no longer be required to curtsy to Meghan Markle, according to a friend of the royal. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie were named the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh last week to mark the Queen's youngest son's 59th birthday.
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.
“I don't think we will see them bowing or curtseying to Camilla, or referring to her in regal terms,” says our source. “They will no doubt choose to stay silent on the whole matter and pretend it's not bothering them.
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.
According to a source, the royal women not only curtsy to one another in public, but from the comfort of their own homes too.
Conversation. The British Royals only bow/curtsy to the Monarch, their spouse & former monarch's spouse (e.g Queen Mum), but yes they do that even behind closed doors.
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.
Princess Charlotte botched curtsy for Queen Camilla at coronation concert.
Prince William had to ask the Queen's consent to marry because of a law dating from the 18th century. His grandmother will have signed an elaborate notice of approval, transcribed in calligraphy, and issued under the Great Seal of the Realm.
T he new Duchess of Edinburgh is “relieved” she no longer has to curtsy to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex according to reports.
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.
Early life. Unlike other members of the Royal Family, Sophie wasn't born into aristocracy. In fact, when she married Edward in 1999, she became the first woman who worked and came from a middle-class background to join The Firm.
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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, GCVO, GCStJ, CD (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III.
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As you can see in the video below, Queen Camilla and King Charles had to pass Kate Middleton and Prince William to take their seats—and while Kate curtsied to both Charles and Camilla, William only bowed to his dad. This content is imported from Tiktok.
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