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If you were to meet a member of the royal family would you bow/curtsey etc?

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Blackcats7 · 27/06/2024 22:05

I support the royal family in general in that I don't want to see the institution abolished but I would like to see some changes which I think change will come in time with Charles and then William.
It occurred to me that in the highly unlikely/impossible scenario I ever met a member of the royal family I could not agree to curtsey or call them sir, ma'am, your majesty etc. I would want to be polite and friendly but I just could not show that deference to anyone.
Would you follow royal protocol or just be polite but not excessively deferential?

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justmeandmyselfandi · 04/05/2025 09:15

No, although I would bow to others as a sign of respect. I think the whole concept of a Royal family in modern times is ridiculous

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