And hey, who could blame them for going rogue?
Camilla, Queen Consort, is no stranger to breaking the royal rulesor stepping outside of tradition.
Here are nine times people broke protocol with the queen consort.
In 2001, for example, they were spotted kissing at a charity event in London.
In 2024,Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron, committed a bit of a royal gaffe.
The queen consort awkwardly kept her hand to her side, not reciprocating the gesture.
The uncomfortable exchange between the two promptly went viral.
One exception came in the form of a breach in royal protocol amidKing Charles III’s cancer treatment.
Typically, royals don’t really visit one another in the hospital.
“It sounds a bit cheesy, I know, but they really are [a] team.
It doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that she would be there,” a second source said.
This particular royal rule seems to only be upheld in general circumstances.
For more unusual events, standards are bent.
Instead, Anne said hello to Camilla with a kiss on the cheek.
“I’ve known [Anne] a long time, off and on.
Her understanding of her role and how much difference it makes to the King has been absolutely outstanding.
But whenElizabeth died and Charles III became king, things shifted.
“The personal impact is likely the protocol changes that roll into action almost immediately.
Some experts had other theories, though.
James said to theExpress.
It looks like an appeasement gesture,” James said.
Camilla playfully responded, “I’d be horrified if I was you.”
For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy.
Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.”
The greeting may have been non-traditional, but not necessarily an unforgivable offense.
Rather than bowing to the royals, as is custom, Donald shook their hands.
Donald wasn’t the first White House resident to commit this faux pas.
When former first lady Michelle Obama met Queen Elizabeth II for the first time, she hugged the royal.
Obama maintained that she didn’t know of any such custom forbidding her from touching the monarch.
Jason said it he felt calm, happy and excited and got to hold their hands.
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Some breaches in protocol are planned.
One citizen in particular got to spend ample time with the royals, 5-year-old Jason Tweedie-Long.
This instance, however, was all well and good.
Jason said he felt ‘calm, happy and excited’ and got to hold their hands."
At one point, one of the hosts, Eamonn Holmes, broke protocol with Camilla.
Holmes was first greeted by Charles who extended his hand for a shake, which Holmes reciprocated.
While Camilla did not seem turned off by the gesture or the embrace, it surprised viewers.
Though the host didn’t commit a major offense, some still found it unprofessional and uncouth.
Though she was talking about couples and not broadcast journalists, some could say it still applies.
