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The royal wedding may be over, but Meghan Markle still has a lot to learn as she settles into her new role as the Duchess of Sussex.
Now that she’s officially part of the royal family, she has lots of new rules to adhere to, including rules on how she eats, how she dresses and even what board games she is allowed to play.
According to the Mirror, Meghan still has to curtsy to her now sister-in-law Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, even though Meghan is now a duchess herself.
This is because Kate is higher up in the royal ranks than Meghan. Kate’s husband, Prince William, is second in line to the throne and her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and one-month-old Prince Louis are third, fourth and fifth in line after their father.
As Meghan’s new husband, Prince Harry, is lower in the royal ranks as sixth in line to the throne, it is expected of Meghan to curtsy to Kate Middleton.
It’s not just curtsying that is used to display the line of succession, Prince Harry and Meghan are also required to always walk behind the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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Do the royals curtesy to each other when they’re in private, or just at public engagements? I can’t imagine having to be so formal with my own family in a private setting.
I'm pretty certain they bow and curtsy in private too. It's probably so natural to the born and long-time royals now that it's not weird.
Can’t see Meghan bobbing up and down all the time. Imagine if she was at a function where many royals attend and has to keep tabs on whose husband was with who! Curtesy to the Queen out of respect and leave it at that. No way I’d be curtsying to Beatrice or Eugenie! I think we will see some easing of some of those ‘rules!’
Why? Just so Meghan doesn't have to show deference to a Royal higher up in the ladder than her? I doubt she is complaining of her new found obligations.
Not while the Queen is still around. A recent ring-in American won't be the one changing hundreds of years of etiquette. Stuff might change a bit when Charles is king, but not by much.
Just because she was on a TV program once doesn't mean centuries of protocol and etiquette will be changed on her directive.
With the right sound-track and back-beat with the bobbing, bowing and curtsies- once you speed it up makes for a Royally wicked mosh-pit.
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