That's quite interesting - so it seems a President is the Sovereign in his own state.
Actually in the US the people are Sovereign, and the President only represents them. Read the Constitution and you'll see this in plain print.
That's quite interesting - so it seems a President is the Sovereign in his own state.
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 ?
No way they do this. Heads of State do not bow to one another, or curtsey to one another. As much of a Royalist as I am, if I ever heard of or saw our President do this, I would be incensed. He represents us, and our Sovereignty, and no monarch is allowed to infringe upon my Sovereignty as an American Citizen.
That said, I am a royalist and wish we had our own monarch.
Salic law has nothing to do with it. Succession to the British throne is governed by law enacted by the Parliament, namely the Act of Settlement 1701 which was designed to ensure the Protestant succession. A British Monarch cannot determine his or her successor; for over 300 years the Parliament has reserved that power for itself.Actually, the male line STUART heir would be King, and he is HRH Franz, The Duke of Bavaria, Head of the Bavarian Royal House.
I see the point of out of respect to bow. I also see the point of we are USA and we bow to no one. That should be the attitude of every nation.
I agree; when in Rome (or in this case Great Britain), do as the Romans (British) do. It's courteous, and shows that you're a person who has the decency to respect countries that are outside of your own. Unfortunately, I have a few acquaintances who don't abide by this particular rule, and it's very unpleasant to hear them constantly harp about how 'they' won't do something just because it's not what's done in the States....I do feel that one should respect the customs and traditions of the country one is visiting...
I couldn't agree more. I find it very distasteful, rude and uncultured.I find it frightfully boorish...
Well, as a private citizen, you have a point, but as the head of a country, whether king or president or premier, one does not bow to the head of another country.
I caught that too, and noticed that Nancy didn't do a bow or curtsey. Then again its been well documented that she bullied Ronnie around.Interesting, watching the Katie Couric special there was a clip of Ronald and Nancy Reagan arrivng at the palace we see Ronald give the head nod/bow as he walked forward to be met by the Queen.
Picture & video proof please.Prepare to be incensed- Obama bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, thereby incensing a great many of us
Afraid not.Never heard this ONCE in the press.
You obviously ween't paying attenion or reading the news back then. It was widely reported on TV and in the news and there was a big national ruckus about it and not only by Republicans. That may have been his first faux pas but he has committeed others, per example, picking up his very undeserved Nobel Prize and then immediately leaving Norway, skipping the banquet and thereby insulting the Norwegians and their King as well as causing most of us to cringe at his bad manners. One can only hope he has learnedPicture & video proof please.
Never heard this ONCE in the press. Faux News surely would have made a big deal about it.
I am not a birther but an independent, but there are quite a few people in this country that think Obama is the traitor. If everyone who ever thought anything negative about any of the presidents were traitors, they'd have to hang the whole country at one time or another. Please don't bring your politics into this, this was a question about protocol and manners, not about the purity of Obama...They are traitors actually.
In regards to bow to the Japanese Imperial couple - most people do that, including Heads of State. Not because the Emperor and Empress are particularly special protocol wise, but simply because bowing is the traditional way of greeting in Japan. In fact, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko also often bow to others, including non-royals; when the Emperor was recently discharged from hospital, both he and his wife bowed to the doctors (who obviously returned the bow).
President Obama's bow to the Emperor was somewhat deeper that is the custom (for Heads of State), although his bow to the Empress was perfect.
Even I remember reading about this incident - and I had no interest whatsoever in royalty at the time.You obviously ween't paying attenion or reading the news back then. It was widely reported on TV and in the news and there was a big national ruckus about it and not only by Republicans.
I agree with everything you've stated, but his bow from the waist was much the same for the King of Saudi Arabia. The exaggerated nature of this courteous display is what makes one believe that it had more to do with the societal position of the receiving host.
today Elizabeth II would be Queen of the United Kingdom and titular or de juré Queen of Hanover.
Which is why I used the terms "de juré" and "titular" and both were preceded by "If..."; in other words, purely hypothetical.I doubt that as the UK accepted Germany after WWII as a republic, so no queen or king of the Uk would be able to lay claim to that throne anymore, salic or no salic law.