Royal children, like Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, are expected to attend royal engagements and they will be present at the Coronation of King Charles III on May 6. From a very young age, they are taught how to behave in public and they often attend the most important royal engagements such as Christmas, weddings and Trooping the Colour.
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One of the rules royal women must follow is curtsying, and Princess Charlotte will have to curtsy to King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Coronation.
The young royal must curtsy the first time she sees King Charles or Queen Camilla on any given day, but after that, is no longer necessary.
Royal children have etiquette training “as soon as they’re old enough to sit at a table,” etiquette expert Myka Meier claimed.
“They are raised having formal meals, going to formal events and practising everything from voice levels to dressing appropriately to even, of course, how to curtsy and bow,” she told People.
The protocol dictates that royal children have to join their parents on royal tours whenever possible, but interestingly, two heirs can not travel together.
According to the rules, this is to preserve the line of succession, and Prince William and Prince George will therefore travel separately to the Coronation. They will likely arrive in different cars and George will probably be with his mum, the Princess of Wales.
However, Prince William has broken the rule before, as he was once seen disembarking a plane with Prince George.
It is reported that royals can break this rule, but only if the King or Queen grants permission.
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Royal children are also expected to greet the public at official engagements with the “Windsor wave” or royal wave.
The Wales’s children will likely be seen on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the Coronation ceremony waving and greeting the crowds.
Royal etiquette dictates that boys should always wear shorts in public. This rule originated years ago when trousers for young boys was seen as middle-class.
Although Prince Louis will probably wear shorts, Prince George is now old enough to wear trousers.
Girls must wear dresses and Princess Charlotte will probably don one of her cute outfits, perhaps matching her mum Kate, at the Coronation.
Royal expert Marlene Koenig explained: “They tend to wear smocked dresses as little girls when they are in public with their parents,” she told Harper’s Bazaar.
Similarly, siblings often match and the young Princes and Princess could be wearing similar outfits at King Charles’s Coronation. The Wales’s children often opt for navy blue when they appear together in public.
Protocol also dictates that posture is very important when seated at public events and the children have to avoid placing their hands in their pockets.
Royal children have to follow strict security measures so the Palace can ensure their safety, especially at public events.
When they meet well-wishers on the street, they are allowed to accept gifts, but they usually can’t keep them, and according to protocol, only the monarch gets to decide what they can take home.
According to royal style etiquette, unmarried women can’t wear tiaras, so Princess Charlotte won’t be donning a diadem at the Coronation.
Finally, the Royal Family always avoids shellfish during official engagements due to the high risk of food poisoning so the delicacy will definitely not be included in the Coronation menu.
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