Viv
Courtier
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- Jun 7, 2008
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- Denmark
I would expect the guests to be able to read the programme and follow what it said. They had already followed the programme to stand and sit as appropriate but couldn't read the end of the event instructions - sorry I blame them for not reading the programme that clearly tells them to wait. Basic bad manners for any guest to not read the instructions and follow them.
As I said in a previous post: don’t expect senior royals to read the small
print of such programmes! They are used to being “handled” according to a certain measure of precedence when attending royal events abroad, whatever the format! The concept of precedence is in their DNA, it runs in their veins to a degree that would baffle the rest of us.
Another thing: When to stand or sit during a CofE service is a no-brainer
with the BRF in front of you! Even I have figured out when to stand in a CofE service without looking at an instruction sheet