what happens when prince charles turns
his back on the queen and what if the
queen finishes her meal before her guess
keep watching for the weird rules prince
charles has to follow some of which
involve his name
one of the restrictions prince charles
and camilla parker bowles have to follow
has to do with food namely shellfish and
garlic the royals are meant to avoid
shellfish simply because of the
increased risk of food poisoning it can
carry no one wants an upset stomach but
if you're a member of the royal family
getting sick during a public event would
be especially challenging it's been said
the queen isn't a fan of oysters and
neither was prince philip they can be
difficult and messy to eat which isn't
exactly very royal as for garlic it's
all about the bad breath the food leaves
behind camilla confirmed the anti-garlic
stance at the palace when she appeared
on the show masterchef australia one of
the judges asked if there were any foods
that the royals couldn't eat and camilla
replied i hate to say this but garlic
so garlic is a no-no garlic is sunnah
because
she clarified that as members of the
royal family are always talking and
meeting people having garlic breath
isn't the best idea as for whether or
not charles and camilla totally follow
the no garlic and shellfish guidelines
the answer is not necessarily when the
royal couple visited the witstable
oyster festival in 2013 charles happily
downed an oyster
now this one isn't a hard and fast rule
but the tradition of not turning your
back on the monarch goes all the way
back to medieval times author jane esto
shared a story in her book elizabeth
reigning in style about an awkward
encounter that resulted from the rule
milliner frederick fox told the author
that when he visited queen elizabeth ii
for a hat fitting palace staffers
advised him don't touch the queen don't
ask questions and don't turn your back
this caused a bit of a comical situation
with the milliner sharing that the queen
eventually turned her back on him so he
could make a graceful exit without
tripping over one of her dogs whether or
not it's common practice with prince
charles camilla and the rest of the
family at home is debatable however
prince harry showed a pretty slick way
of avoiding a royal back turn while at
the royal ascot in 2018 he was observed
doing a little sideways slide when
walking away from the queen and spoke to
his father standing at an angle so he
wouldn't turn his back on his
grandmother
after queen elizabeth passes away prince
charles will be king the next in the
line of succession is his son prince
william while the father-son duo share
many interests one thing they don't
often do together is travel on the same
airplane the queen needs to give special
permission for two heirs to fly together
because if there was a crash the line of
succession would lose its next two airs
however her majesty has apparently given
prince william and his family permission
to fly together since it would be
impractical for a family with young
children to travel on separate flights a
palace source told the bbc that the
queen was asked if prince george could
fly on the same plane as william and
kate on their 2013 tour of australia and
she agreed as the source explained while
there is no official rule on this and
royal heirs have traveled together in
the past it is something that the queen
has the final say on the daily express
reported that charles had broken the
rule when he flew with william and harry
as young children but it's likely that
he asked his mother for permission
a royal christmas is different in many
ways than the average citizens but one
difference actually has to do with when
they open their presents prince charles
camilla and the rest of their family
follow the german practice of opening
their gifts on christmas eve instead of
christmas day royal expert robert jobson
revealed that the royal family has done
this since victorian times when prince
albert who was german introduced the
tradition jobson added that the royals
traditionally celebrate the holiday at
sandringham house in norfolk as he told
the daily express once everyone has
arrived the royal guests enjoy a
traditional christmas that includes
putting the finishing touches on the
christmas tree and the giving of cheap
and humorous gifts another royal
tradition is to give silly gag gifts
instead of splashing out on expensive
ones in fact it was reported that prince
charles once received a white leather
toilet seat from his sister princess
anne
packing for an overseas trip can be time
consuming and stressful but if you're a
member of the royal family you're also
required to pack morning clothes when a
royal is traveling they don't want to
end up in an unfortunate situation like
the current queen did many years ago
when queen elizabeth ii's father king
george vi died in 1952 then princess
elizabeth was traveling with prince
philip on a royal tour in africa when
she returned to england the new queen
had to wait on the plane for someone to
bring her a suitable black morning
outfit today all members of the family
must travel with a suitable black outfit
in the untimely event of a death while
they're away this particular rule is one
that makes perfect sense given the very
public nature of charles and camilla's
roles luckily they've got plenty of help
to ensure their bags are prepped for
such a sad event
historically a kangar queen was
certainly thought of as a leader in the
political sense however that rule has
shifted to more of a ceremonial one over
the years in modern times england's
monarch and their close relations must
be careful to remain politically neutral
this means that the future king prince
charles and his wife the duchess of
cornwall don't make their political
opinions known publicly the queen does
have regular meetings with the prime
minister to hear what's going on in the
country however newsweek noted that
political neutrality is essential
because the monarch must meet with
representatives from other governments
and perform other ceremonial rules
within the government and while it makes
sense that the royals can't get involved
in political issues what you might not
know is that they don't vote either the
royal family's website states by
convention the queen does not vote or
stand for election she's about politics
she's very much away from it all
and while voting isn't banned for the
rest of the family it's not something
they feel comfortable engaging in a
palace source told newsweek that senior
royals such as charles camilla william
and kate do not vote
when meeting a member of the royal
family most people wonder if they need
to curtsy which topics of conversation
are off limits and how to address the
queen it turns out that for the public
it's not necessary to bow or curtsy to
the queen or any of her family members
unless you really want to do so but if
you're prince charles you actually have
to bow to your own mother who the royals
need to curtsy or bow to depends on
ranking in the royal family since the
queen is the highest ranking royal
everyone bows or curtsies to her
including the future king and his wife
camilla
another interesting and fairly
outrageous rule involving food is one we
can imagine prince charles changing once
he becomes king per the bbc no one
dining in the presence of the queen can
continue their meal if she's done with
hers first yes if charles and camilla
are being too chatty and the queen has
sped through her dinner they need to
stop eating too the queen is apparently
sensitive to the weird rule and
according to bbc news she has been known
to preserve a little morsel on her plate
to push around in order to let others
finish their meals
in some cultures it's traditional for
men to ask their potential wife's
parents for their blessing before a
proposal however members of the royal
family have to take an extra step and
that involves the sign off of queen
elizabeth ii herself yes prince charles
had to ask his mother for permission to
marry camilla parker-bowles back in
2005. for the royal marriages act of
1772
when she gave her blessing the monarch
signed an ornate document called an
instrument of consent according to the
daily express permission is crucial for
royal marriages as it ensures that any
children born in the marriage are able
to take their place in the line of
succession
being a member of the royal family
definitely comes with a modest
traditional dress code camilla and other
royal women follow the tradition of
wearing hats for important occasions
while prince charles and other royal men
wear top hats to the races bustle noted
that wearing a quality hat is a status
symbol that makes royals stand out from
the rest of the crowd as for attire
looking polished is part of the job you
won't see charles and camilla in
extremely casual clothes even when
wearing jeans or casual trousers camilla
typically pairs them with a collared
shirt or tailored blazer as for charles
the most dressed down you'll find him is
in khakis or corduroy trousers
if you're ever lucky enough to meet a
member of the royal family don't get
nervous just smile tell them your name
and shake their hand if offered but if
you do ever meet a royal there are two
little things you shouldn't do and
that's ask for a selfie or an autograph
charles and family aren't allowed to
sign autographs due to the risk of their
names being forged according to the
daily express the prince reportedly
responds to requests with sorry they
don't allow me to do that however
charles and camilla do break the rules
now and again for whatever reason
members of the royal family don't
typically take selfies with the public
either however charles and camilla have
been known to make rare exceptions when
it comes to taking photos too
dining with the royals comes with a list
of formal etiquette rules but one of the
most perplexing ones regards who you're
actually allowed to talk to and when
when seated at a royal banquet there's a
strict order in which the queen speaks
to her fellow dinner guests the
telegraph notes that if a guest is
seated to the left of the queen they
should only speak to her during the
second course as she would speak to the
guest of honor on her right during the
first course the person on her left
should turn and speak to the person on
their left during the first course that
means if charles happened to be sitting
to his mother's left he shouldn't expect
to speak to her right away formula one
racing star lewis hamilton was invited
to lunch with the queen and revealed
that he was so excited he made an
etiquette faux pas despite being seated
to her left hamilton tried talking to
the queen however the monarch put a stop
to it as he revealed on the graham
norton show she's like no you you speak
that way first and i'll speak this way
and i'll come back to you
prince charles is anything but average
and one real rule actually pertains to
his moniker while the expectation would
be that charles would become king
charles iii according to tradition he
can actually change his first name once
he becomes king there is a precedent in
history that some monarchs have chosen a
different name once they become king or
queen such as king edward vii whose
birth name was albert
and he's vital to remember there's only
room for one sovereign at a time not two
charles was born as charles philip
arthur george and he can use any of
those names when he takes the throne the
constitution unit at university college
london school of public policy explained
instead of becoming king charles he
might choose to become king george vii
or king philip or king arthur while it
seems unlikely that charles would decide
to choose a different name stranger
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