Being a member of any royal family is a difficult task. And especially when it comes to a monarchy like the British one. Today we are telling you about seven well-known rules that not only King Charles III and Queen Camilla, but also the rest of their relatives must follow.
No hugging in public
Seeing Charles and Camilla kissing at a public event is something out of fantasy. The thing is that the senior members of the family, or, as it is also called, Firms, follow a certain protocol. They greet each other with curtsies and handshakes, less often with a kiss on the cheek.
For example, Princess Kate, while cheering for her husband at a polo match, also kissed him on the cheek after the game. Gone are the days when Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana, kissed on the lips in full view of everyone during such games.
Prohibition of taking gifts
Members of the royal family receive hundreds of gifts from fans. They are sent to Buckingham and Windsor castles and presented during public walks, but, alas, these gifts rarely reach the recipient. We have repeatedly seen how they tried to give something to King Charles or Princess Kate during various appearances. The monarch usually kindly refuses, and Kate can only take the drawings that the children bring.
There are exceptions, gifts are accepted if they are offered as a souvenir after an official visit or on the occasion of a royal wedding or other special personal event. Members of the royal family may accept gifts from government bodies such as the military or charities, especially those with which they have established links.
Ban on shared flights
And although this rule is especially often ignored by Prince William, his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II was very worried when he flew in the same helicopter with his entire family. Officially, there is no such prohibition that members of the same family are prohibited from flying together, but technically both heirs should not fly on the same flight, so that in the event of a plane crash, the crown does not lose two contenders at once.
Prince William and his eldest son and heir, Prince George, flew together during their royal tours to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Germany. Likewise, when William was a toddler, he accompanied his father on tour around the world.
You can’t walk around with bare legs
This rule was introduced by the late Queen Elizabeth II, who preferred that royal ladies wear tights on formal occasions.
Princess Kate of Wales often wears nude tights or stockings. And on the eve of the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, there was even a conflict between Meghan and Kate over tights for flower girls. Catherine insisted that her daughter Charlotte and the other girls should wear tights, but Megan, as the hostess of the celebration, was against it. Many years later, Megan even talked about this quarrel with Oprah Winfrey during an interview, but that’s a completely different story.
No selfies or autographs
Typically, members of the royal family politely decline to be photographed because in public they are often focused on the event itself rather than pleasing fans and taking photos with them. Sometimes, as a very rare exception, they may agree to be photographed.
By the way, Prince Harry hates selfies more than anyone else in the royal family. Once, while visiting the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, he turned down a young fan’s request, explaining: “No, I hate selfies. Seriously, you need to break that habit, I know you’re young, but selfies are bad. Just take a normal photo.” “,” Harry said then.
Queen Elizabeth II considered it bad form to look at the phone screen when the monarch is in front of you, and never took a selfie.
The ban on autographs is quite simple. This is a long-standing rule that remains in place for all members of the royal family due to the risk of signature forgery.
Black dress rule
On any trip abroad, members of the royal family are required to take black clothing with them in case of unexpected mourning. For women it is a black dress, for men it is a suit. Family members follow this rule impeccably in case someone dies during their stay abroad. When the late Queen’s father, King George VI, died in 1952, she was in Kenya with Prince Philip and did not have a mourning dress ready.
As a result, upon arrival in the UK, Elizabeth II was not allowed to leave the plane until the black outfit was delivered.
No political views
By law, the king has the right to vote in elections, there is nothing in British law that prohibits this, but this is not accepted. According to the UK Parliament website: “Although not prohibited by law, it is considered unconstitutional for the monarch to vote in an election.”
The Royal Family’s official website explains in detail His Majesty’s impartial role in Parliament. As head of state, the king is expected to “be strictly neutral on political matters” and “will not vote or stand for election.” This is why you will never hear the king or members of the royal family express their political views in public.
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