royal etiquette
Monarchical social rules
Royal etiquette is the formal code of behavior governing interactions with monarchs and members of royal families.
It includes protocols for address, bowing or curtsying, when to speak, and how to conduct oneself at state functions.
The rules vary by country and have relaxed over time, but breaches still make headlines: She touched the Queen's back, violating royal etiquette.
- bowingBending forward in deference
- hand-kissingFormal lip-to-knuckle greeting
- curtsyingFormal feminine bow
- robeLong loose outer garment
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
investitures · coronation rituals · oath-taking · crown · formal greetings · forms of address · receiving line · public appearances · garden party · kneel · lady-in-waiting · throne · jubilees · state banquet · heraldry · Order of the Garter · seating arrangements · gift-giving customs
royal etiquetterudeness
Disrespectful social behavior
boorishness · bad manners · uncouthness · vulgarity · crudeness
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