Picmajik
Aristocracy
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Marengo, thank you so much for this explanation , I did not know about everybody had to stop to eat when the queen stop to eat, what i wonder is, all this royals dinners, state dinners or only between the royals, is very important the conversation I presume how you can handle eat and have a good conversation without eating too much or too quick or talking too much, how to handle that, specially when you are holding a tiara on your head???
I remember reading an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales that early on she wasn't aware of this convention where if the guest of honor/royal stopped eating then that signaled the meal was over. She was suffering from the effects of morning sickness still and placed her knife and fork on the plate to signal she was finished and was horrified to learn that meant the meal was over for all. She said that later on she learned to push the food around on her plate until everyone was finished. I'm not sure if that's because she was the guest of honor or if she just had the highest order of precedence at the table but I remember that was one of her early experiences. I know that's one I wouldn't have known. Even studying etiquette wouldn't always help as each culture often has different 'rules'.