I saw the clip and nothing was bizzare about the curtesy. It was just a quick bob.
LaRae
For a Royal curtsey it’s poor - I think foreign Sovereigns ought to be afforded the same courtesies as are afforded to Queen Elizabeth II, the Duchess of Sussex could have made slightly more of an effort, I’m not asking her to lie on the floor but she could at least bend her knees.
A curtsey is always an option and never a requirement. The half-hearted attempts by the Duchess of Sussex probably shows her true colours regarding the idea of going down the knees.
Sarah was about five or six months pregnant at the time if I remember correctly.Picture:
HRH The Duchess of York curtsies to King Olav V of Norway 1988-
A man has only to nod his head, and it’s done. No one ever criticizes how a man “bows”. Yet women, even older ones with bad knees, etc, are expected to contort themselves in a humbling fashion to show obeisance to others. Not only that, people feel free to make fun of a woman’s attempt to properly curtsey. I call BS on this particular custom; it’s the 21st century, and even royalty has had to adjust to modernity. Stand your ground, Theresa May!
And no curtsey from Mrs May to the Duchess of Sussex (1:23)
She did to William but not to Kate. What's your point?
I didn't know this rule about curtsey only to the royal born and not to the partner. But I noticed that Mrs May did not curtsey to Kate nor to Meghan but she did curtsey to Camilla, so I'm a bit lost.You don't curtsey to every single royal down the line. If you choose to curtsey - and it is optional even for the Prime Minister - the norm is to curtsey to the royal born and not their partner, especially when they are together.
There is no requirement to curtsey to anyone, including the Queen.
You don't curtsey to every single royal down the line. If you choose to curtsey - and it is optional even for the Prime Minister - the norm is to curtsey to the royal born and not their partner, especially when they are together.
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