Bowing and Curtseying

[Lord Sosnowitz]

This site is fantastic!!!!! :P

[mktv2000]

I thought this was a really cute older picture of JFK Jr. bowing to Queen Elizabeth in 1965

[KatieLouise]

I don't know if I've ever seen an American President bow to a monarch... if they do, does anyone have any pictures of this? :)

[Australian]

Originally Posted by KatieLouise

I don't know if I've ever seen an American President bow to a monarch... if they do, does anyone have any pictures of this? :)

From my understanding- The President does not bow to any royals. But in that picture, he wasnt a president, he was a little boy so he was required to bow.

[suturegeisha]

Originally Posted by Australian

From my understanding- The President does not bow to any royals. But in that picture, he wasnt a president, he was a little boy so he was required to bow.

Heads of state don't bow to anyone....i.e., presidents don't bow to kings, and queens don't curtsy to first ladies, etc. :)
Lollies!
-Kara-

[Henri M.]

Originally Posted by suturegeisha

Heads of state don't bow to anyone....i.e., presidents don't bow to kings, and queens don't curtsy to first ladies, etc. :)
Lollies!
-Kara-

They do. Monsieur Jacques Chirac (President of France) and Madame Bernadette Chirac - Chodron de Courcel are always very gallant. He uses to make a bow and she a révérence.

[Sister Morphine]

Originally Posted by Henri M.

They do. Monsieur Jacques Chirac (President of France) and Madame Bernadette Chirac - Chodron de Courcel are always very gallant. He uses to make a bow and she a révérence.

Yeah, but that's them. I've never seen George and Laura Bush do that.

[hofburg]

Originally Posted by Henri M.

They do. Monsieur Jacques Chirac (President of France) and Madame Bernadette Chirac - Chodron de Courcel are always very gallant. He uses to make a bow and she a révérence.

The fact that they do so, doesn't mean it's the norm. It's actually a mistake on their part, but albeit, a harmless one

[Lyle]

Originally Posted by Australian

From my understanding- The President does not bow to any royals. But in that picture, he wasnt a president, he was a little boy so he was required to bow.

Americans are definitely not required to bow to anyone, even the Queen of England, but it is a nice gesture and I think that JFK, Jr. was probably told to do it by his mother as a sign of respect and to be polite.

[KatieLouise]

That's quite interesting - so it seems a President is the Sovereign in his own state.

[assia]

I saw a pic with Crown Princess Mette-Marit bowing to Crown Princess Victoria, I was a bit surprised as I thought that they would be at the same rank : one being the spouse of a crown prince and the other a crown princess on her own. Does anyone know something about it ?

[auntie]

Originally Posted by assia

I saw a pic with Crown Princess Mette-Marit bowing to Crown Princess Victoria, I was a bit surprised as I thought that they would be at the same rank : one being the spouse of a crown prince and the other a crown princess on her own. Does anyone know something about it ?

I think CP Victoria is superior to CP MM, as she was bor Royal and will be Queen one day in her own right, rather than MM who will be Consort to the King of Norway.

[bbb]

Originally Posted by assia

I saw a pic with Crown Princess Mette-Marit bowing to Crown Princess Victoria, I was a bit surprised as I thought that they would be at the same rank : one being the spouse of a crown prince and the other a crown princess on her own. Does anyone know something about it ?

i was wondering that also, who has to bow to who, who never bows to anybody and do family members have to bow everytime they see a relative of higher rank, the whole thing makes my head swim. glad i'm american and don't bow to anyone.

[Australian]

I would say that Mette-Marit curtseyed to Victoria because Victoria is a born Crown Princess, not just because of marriage and she has royal blood, whereas Mette-marit is only royal by marriage. Victoria will be the monarch, not consort as Mette-marit would be.

[HRH Kerry]

Originally Posted by Australian

I would say that Mette-Marit curtseyed to Victoria because Victoria is a born Crown Princess, not just because of marriage and she has royal blood, whereas Mette-marit is only royal by marriage. Victoria will be the monarch, not consort as Mette-marit would be.

Aren't the royal families rather "close"? I always thought that CP Victoria and CP Haakon were good friends and well as cousins. It could be that MM has love and respect for Victoria. Maybe it was done for those reasons. When I see my best friend I kiss her cheek and hug her. May this curtsy equates the same.

[zarzuela]

The male solution to curtsying. Singer Julio Iglesias bows as he greets Queen Sofia.

[zarzuela]

Not only Americans, but also people from all other countries are not required to bow to anyone. There is no international law that punishes people who don't bow to royals.

An American may bow if he or she wants to, but this choice is available to all the people of the world.

[zarzuela]

Another picture of a man bowing to Queen Sofia.

[zarzuela]

This is the way a man should greet a Queen.

[Her_Majesty]

Prince Philip welcoming Queen Sonja with a kiss and a hand-kiss

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