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I can’t understand that she knew ‘nothing’ about royal protcal

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Slimmer2018 · 06/01/2023 18:37

It’s normal practice to brief your partner on your family’s habits when initially introduced. What to talk to about with dad (football, golf, cars etc) what granny likes (bingo, knitting etc) I’m being stereotypical here but my point is - surely Harry must’ve briefed his future wife on what happens in the ‘family’ I can’t understand why Megan says it was a surprise to her that she had to curtsey to grandma and that she felt it was formal behind closed doors - Harry had lived that life so why was it such a shock to Megan?? What did she expect?? My thoughts are that she wanted to make changes that really couldn’t be made. To me I feel she just didn’t want to conform to the royal family from the outset. You can’t break hundreds of years of tradition as she tried to do… and I don’t believe she hadn’t researched…

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Antst · 07/01/2023 16:45

@SimonandGarfunkel, not sure what else you need! If you're going to insist on denying that the UK is notorious for bullying, depression, sexism, racism, etc, then that's up to you. Odd choice for a country that's so dependent on US tourism.

ginggung · 07/01/2023 16:52

watchfulwishes · 07/01/2023 07:12

as for the curtseying, it’s fairly normal in UK society to address people according to status.
if your new boyfriend’s dad’s a senior consultant or professor you would address him as “dr smith” or “prof smith”, you wouldn’t go straight to “Dave”. That would take a while. Bollocks, you've made that up. Never have I used a title for someone I met in an informal setting and only a massive twat would introduce themselves at home as 'Professor' etc. I meet these labelled people all the time, they say 'Hi, I'm Bob'.

You've confused TV programmes set in the 1950s with modern real life.

Wrong! I addressed senior army personal as sir etc even though it's my partner serving. It's called respect.

WomanhoodIsABirthright · 07/01/2023 16:59

tattychicken · 07/01/2023 11:28

I can't understand it either OP. She is known to have a strong work ethic and attention to detail in all other matters. T's crossed and I's dotted.

Why did she not apply this when making the biggest decision of her life, joining the RF? Baffles me. Confused

She thought she could change it to suit her.

SimonandGarfunkel · 07/01/2023 17:32

@Antst Thanks for clarifying - what is the etc please

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