10 Etiquette Rules Princesses Are Required To Follow

Wives of heirs to the British throne, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, conquered the world with their charm and grace. Largely thanks to them, many etiquette courses based on the behavior of royalty have been emerging around the world. In them, they are taught ways to sit, behave in public, greet, receive guests and use cutlery in the same way that the Duchesses of the British royal family do. Myka Meier, an etiquette expert who has worked with Queen Elizabeth II’s clan, listed the rules that those ladies need to follow.

O awesome.club Here are Myka’s tips so that you, the reader, can decide whether these norms of behavior should be included in your daily life.

A real princess (just like duchesses) needs to pay attention to the way she sits. Sitting with one leg on top of the other is prohibited, in line with protocol that women in the royal family must follow.

However, this posture is sometimes admitted in informal events and without the queen’s presence. The important thing is that the leg on top is not dangling in the air, but is pressed tightly against the other.

Myka Meier believes that not just duchesses should learn to sit properly, but all educated women. For this, there are two basic postures: the posture of “Duchess” and the “Cambridge Crusade”.

In the first case, you need to sit upright, without leaning your back on the back of the chair, with your chin parallel to the floor. The legs must be bent in one direction, while the knees and ankles must remain together. To sit with the “Cambridge Cross”, the legs should be crossed one behind the other, with knees slightly bent. A bonus: both positions make your legs look longer.

At public events, the Duchess holds her handbag with both hands. In case she needs to wave with one hand, the bag stays in the other. If she needs to sit down, the bag cannot be on the table or on the floor, but between the back and the back of the chair. In exceptional cases, it can stand on the knees.

Members of the royal family are never allowed to carry a handbag under their arm.

If you’ve organized a party, don’t keep your guests waiting. Assemble and decorate the table the day before the event, and try to prepare everything possible in advance.

If you plan to organize a party like the Duchess of Cambridge does, it’s important to send invitations, even if it’s by email. Myka Meier says that Kate Middleton uses a website through which she sends elegant invitations and postcards to guests, all online. Another important point: the invitations always indicate the end time of the event. That way, guests won’t abuse the hosts’ hospitality and know they won’t be going to an endless party.

Members of the royal family greet close friends and acquaintances with kisses on the cheek, touching the right cheek first, then the left. At official receptions and when they are in front of strangers, the greeting comes down to a well-marked handshake. When visiting other countries, the duchesses follow local traditions (for example, in New Zealand, natives are greeted by rubbing nose to nose).

The hosts’ task in relation to each guest is to make everyone feel at ease. Help your friends and acquaintances find common points of interest. All introductions must be made before the meal is served.

Duchesses always drop their silverware after eating three, at most four, mouthfuls. In addition, all members of the royal family can only start eating after Queen Elizabeth II. For this reason, it is necessary to control the speed with which the queen feeds, since once she has finished, everyone else must also drop their cutlery. This rule applies to both official banquets and private tea ceremonies.

Etiquette establishes the correct way to hold coffee and tea cups. The tea ones should be held by squeezing the thumb and forefinger together, while the middle finger should be under the handle (as shown in the picture).

In the case of coffee, the index finger should pass through the middle of the wing.

Don’t say out loud that you need to go to the bathroom. Just excuse yourself from the table and place a napkin next to your plate.

Keep the bathroom in perfect order: soap, hand cream and clean towels should always be available for guests. But placing reading materials and scented candles creates an unsightly environment. And don’t forget that the toilet paper roll must be placed in the holder so that the tip is on top of the roll, not underneath.

Behaving like a duchess means being kind, loving, respectful and kind to all people. “Think of others first and spread good things around you like confetti”, advises Myka Meier.

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