royal protocol
Monarchical behavioral guidelines
Royal protocol is the formal code of conduct governing behavior in the presence of royalty—who bows, who speaks first, how to address a monarch.
The rules dictate everything from seating arrangements to the proper way to accept a handshake: She curtsied, observing royal protocol.
The phrase often appears when someone violates these conventions: The celebrity broke royal protocol by touching the queen.
- bowingBending forward in deference
- curtsyingFormal feminine bow
- mourning attireClothing for grief
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- robeLong loose outer garment
white gloves · state visits · changing of the guard · receiving · crown · seating arrangements · court etiquette · precedence · line of succession · investiture · kneel · coat of arms · state funeral · throne · orb · hand-kissing · formal address · salute
- princely courtsthrone room, courtiers, nobles, ladies-in-waiting, chamberlain
- royal weddingswedding rings, wedding dress, wedding gowns, wedding ceremony, bridal gown
- social customshandshake, greeting, politeness, etiquette, formal address
- Crown Governmentsovereign, constitutional monarchy, Lord Chancellor, Exchequer, Secretary of State
- protocolsTCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, IMAP
- Joseon KoreaJoseon dynasty, hangeul, civil service exam, civil service exams, Neo-Confucianism
royal protocolinformality
Relaxed, unofficial tone
casualness · spontaneity · improvisation · going with the flow · common courtesy
royal protocolegalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
democratic norms · classless society · anti-elitism · anti-monarchism · plain dealing