Sleep and holiday protocols: strict rules followed by the royal family
It's no secret that the royal family is very different from us. In addition to fame and money, they also obey rules that most of us would never have thought of. "Mainstyle Culture" on "Yandex.Zen".
The royal family has some crazy rules to follow, and one of them is about sleep. While it would be logical to assume that a certain time to go to bed would be a rule that only royal children should follow, it seems that other members of the royal family simply cannot fall asleep when they want to.
The royal family can't go to bed before the queen
Australian school etiquette coach Zarife Hardy laid out some of the more outrageous rules the royal family must follow at Harper's Bazaar, including the rule that no one is allowed to go to bed before the Queen. Given that the queen reportedly goes to bed around midnight, it is likely that this rule is for adults and not children.
Sir William Heseltin, former personal secretary to Queen Elizabeth, told The Telegraph that this family custom is not so much a hard rule as a tradition. Princess Diana regularly neglected her.
“For Diana, the long royal evenings were agony,” said Sir William. - For about an hour in the living room everyone sat and talked, and no one thought it right to go to bed before the queen did. And Diana was taken to such extremes that she apologized and went to bed, which was considered quite bad form by itself. "
Rudeness or not, we can't blame Princess Diana for wanting at least eight hours of sleep before starting her daytime routine as Princess Diana.
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Christmas also has strict royal protocol
Along with the sleeping protocol, members of the royal must strictly follow the Christmas protocol. Christmas is of great importance to the family, therefore it is strictly forbidden on Christmas Eve morning to accidentally or deliberately rip off the packaging from the gifts. According to Hardy, Christmas gifts should be opened on Christmas Eve in the Red Lounge at Sandringham Estate.
Christmas is a job.
“Christmas is a complete royal holiday for the Queen and her family, and it has been celebrated the same way for hundreds of years,” said Hardy. - The Queen always spends Christmas at her winter estate Sandringham and guests are expected to follow a strict set of rules. There is a clear timetable for arrival from junior to senior royals. Guests bring their own food and china for lunch. Since Sandringham is formally considered the seat of the court, royal protocol continues to be honored with proper bow and curtsy and a strict dress code at all times of the day. ”
Sounds festive?
Being a lady in the royal family is another job
Everyone knows that tradition requires women to bow to the royal family, but members of this family must also follow the rule. Royal ladies should always curtsey to their superiors, which means that Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle should always curtsey to the Queen.
It sounds like a grueling tradition, but it also helps explain how Middleton and Markle are in such great shape. Who needs to go to the gym if you're constantly working out your lower body muscles? Not that the queen can see in what form all these curtsies support the royal ladies - according to royal protocol, no one is allowed to walk in front of the queen or even beside her. Turning your back on the queen is prohibited.
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Some royal rules have a rich history
Not all the rules that the royal family must follow are dictated by the queen. One strange rule can be “blamed” for long-standing royals. Thanks to Charles II, who ruled in the 17th century, there must always be at least six ravens in the Tower of London, and the royal family is forbidden to free them.
According to Hardy, this was adopted after King Charles almost finished off the crows of the Tower and was "cursed" by one of the courtiers with a dire warning: "If the crows of the Tower of London fly away, the crown will fall, and with it Britain."
At least breaking the rule before bed doesn't have such dire consequences.
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