never voting no autographs and why can't
he serve on a jury as heir to the
british throne there are long-standing
conventions prince charles has to follow
what else is the royal bard from doing
keep watching to find out
unlike other political leaders and heads
of state members of the british royal
family are never snapped putting their
papers in ballot boxes on election day
and there is a very simple reason for
this they don't vote according to the
official website for the royal family
queen elizabeth ii does not vote or
stand for election there is no official
law against this instead it's seen as
more of a convention it's interesting to
note that this rule is also encouraged
for other senior members of the royal
family a buckingham palace spokesperson
told newsweek that those quote close to
the queen do not vote and although the
spokesperson did not specify exactly
whom this would cover it was said to
particularly apply to senior members of
the royal family this would include
prince charles and his sons prince
william and prince harry although their
wives may have voted before they married
into the royal family the convention
would discourage them from doing so
moving forward till death past due part
getting out and meeting the public on
walkabouts are a big part of royal life
but royal protocol bans signing
autographs prince charles has been known
to say that he isn't allowed if asked to
sign something by a member of the public
and it's thought to be for security
reasons according to insider while the
royal family may occasionally sign guest
books and of course official documents
an autograph is described as something
that almost never happens and in modern
times signatures are not the only
problem for the royals everyone wants a
selfie for social media but cnn royal
commentator victoria arbiter told
insider that snapping a pic with the
public isn't usually allowed as it sets
a precedent to give one to everyone and
security wise it involves the royals
getting too close to strangers arbiter
did add that the royals may be allowed
to do so in certain circumstances such
as when visiting a sick child in the
hospital
while not a strict rule there is a
convention established by queen
elizabeth ii that the royal family
including prince charles and camilla
duchess of cornwall should not eat
seafood while on duty former royal
butler grant harold told women in home
that this is to avoid food poisoning
garlic is another no-go former royal
chef daryn mcgrady said he was not
allowed to cook with the spice at
buckingham palace because the queen
doesn't like garlic although charles has
been spotted breaking the rules such as
the time he enjoyed oysters in 2013 at
the wistable oyster festival with wife
camilla he's unlikely to ever be able to
enjoy seafood or garlic with his mother
present i only wish
i was coming to dinner this evening
prince charles is often seen with his
wife camilla duchess of cornwall but the
pair avoids being too lovey-dovey in
public as royal protocol is to keep any
public displays of affection to a
minimum royal etiquette expert micah
meyer founder and director of beaumont
etiquette told people that while senior
royals are unlikely to be told exactly
how to act around their partner they
would be expected to use their best
judgment as to what's appropriate while
charles and camilla have been snapped
holding hands meyer told people they
would adjust their behavior according to
the formality of the event they were
attending they are also expected to
behave more formally when on duty but
there have been examples of some royals
being a little more affectionate during
their own private time charles's niece
zara tyndall for example was
photographed kissing her husband's neck
while enjoying the festival of british
eventing in 2011.
in the uk members of the public can be
chosen at random and called upon to
serve on a jury for a criminal trial at
any time normally skipping jury duty
comes with a fine of up to one thousand
pounds but prince charles is currently
exempt from ever being called until 2003
no one in the royal family or even those
who worked for the royal household were
required to serve on a jury in the uk
other professionals including doctors
and judges were also able to be excused
from jury duty however the law changed
in a bid to ensure more jurors were
available for courts but queen elizabeth
ii and her immediate family remain
exempt the law does not clarify exactly
which members of the immediate royal
family would be exempt but as heir to
the throne charles is likely to be
included thank you for joining us today
real pleasures
the royal marriages act of 1772 gives
the monarch the final say on anyone
getting married within the family the
act came about because king george iii
wasn't keen on his own brother's match
with lady ann horton describing her as a
commoner it also meant that members of
the royal family could not marry those
of roman catholic faith since then the
monarch of the time has had to give
permission to get married this has
included both prince charles's marriage
to princess diana spencer in 1981 and to
camilla duchess of cornwall in 2005.
although queen elizabeth ii did not
attend the ceremony for his wedding to
camilla which was held at windsor guild
hall she did give her blessing and was
present at the reception the royal
marriages act was later repealed in 2013
and replaced with the succession to the
crown act which requires permission to
be granted for the first six in line to
the throne as charles is first if he
were ever to marry again he would still
need to ask the queen for permission
while no one quite knows what prince
charles wears at home there is a strict
dress code regarding what he and other
members of the royal family wear in
public diana mather a senior tutor for
the english manor etiquette consultancy
told bbc news that as jeans are seen as
very casual members of the royal family
would not wear them for events the
standard dress code for male royals such
as charles at a casual event is a blazer
with a collared shirt and chinos women
like his wife camilla duchess of
cornwall are expected to wear a day
dress or trousers with a jacket or
cardigan for more formal events charles
would be expected to wear suit at
military occasions such as trooping the
color charles wears the uniform of one
of the regiments he is associated with
he holds the highest ranks of the
admiral of the fleet and the royal navy
field marshal in the british army and
marshall of the royal air force
due to his role as heir prince charles
has not been allowed to travel with his
mother since he was a child similarly he
has not been able to travel with his
oldest son prince william since william
was a boy unless given special
permission from the queen again this is
something that is a convention rather
than an official rule but it is followed
in case of a tragic accident in 2014
william had to get special permission
from the queen to take his infant son
prince george on a flight to new zealand
because they are second and third in
line to the throne on this occasion the
queen did say yes but other members of
the royal family have been prevented
from traveling together in the past
but by george today was all about a baby
conventionally working members of the
royal family including queen elizabeth
ii do not use a last name prince
charles's last name is technically
mountbatten windsor the combination of
each house from his father's and
mother's side the royal family started
using the last name windsor in 1917 as
king george v was concerned that they
would be criticized for the name saks
coburg gotha with rising anti-german
sentiment following world war one in
addition to using mountbatten windsor
charles is entitled to use the name
wales as a last name as prince william
and prince harry did during their
education however as he uses the title
his royal highness and his only job is
to be a member of the royal family he
has never chosen to be known with a last
name other royals who have full-time
jobs outside the royal family such as
princess beatrice do usually choose to
use a surname professionally
when it comes to addressing prince
charles he should never be referred to
in the same way as his mother queen
elizabeth while the queen expects to be
referred to as your majesty this is a
title reserved only for the monarch the
term is usually used for the first
address and then on subsequent times she
is referred to as ma'am charles should
be referred to as your royal highness on
the first address followed by sir when
he becomes king after the queen's death
he will be the reigning monarch and will
switch to being referred to as your
majesty beyond the address the royal
rules state there are no obligatory
codes regarding how people should
address charles and the rest of the
royal family though there are some
conventions men are expected to bow
using just their head while women do a
small curtsy shaking hands is accepted
for both sexes
while board games might be a feature of
many family occasions for the royals
there is one that queen elizabeth ii
might not allow her children or their
families to play monopoly according to
the telegraph it's not due to any real
ceremonial reason but simply because of
the competitive personalities clashing
when the property themed game comes out
her majesty apparently does not wish to
have to adjudicate when someone lands on
the most expensive square and ends up
bankrupt during an event at the leeds
building society's headquarters to mark
the building's renovation in 2008 andrew
was presented with a copy of the famous
game but he told reporters that he
didn't get to play it at home because it
quote gets too vicious according to the
telegraph although he was likely joking
he didn't elaborate on what they do play
during their annual christmas gathering
at sandringham
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