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The royal family

Would you bow or curtsy to royalty in a social setting?

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WhatWouldGinDo · 17/06/2026 12:20

If you met a member of the RF in a social situation where you are there in the same capacity (e.g. you're another mum watching your DC play sport, or you're at a private house as you have mutual friends), should you bow/curtsy? And should you address them as YM /YRH when you're introduced.

It's not happened to me yet (only met them when they're working and therefore did curtsy/YRH them) but I've always been intrigued what people if they end up sitting next to them at the school concert.

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OnAWingannaprayer · Yesterday 13:19

Pretty sure I would just go for it, curtsy instantly, because I practiced curtsying sooo well when I was a child and have never once had the opportunity to use it 50 years since 😂!!

Not2identifying · Yesterday 20:44

@EvelynBeatrice That definitely doesn't seem like to much to ask!

I also think that titles and styles should be linked to being a working royal and kept after retirement only if the person behaves discreetly and after several decades (maybe linked to the number of NI contributions us 'little people' have to make to get full state pensions).

I wouldn't mind the children of people in the direct line of succession having prince/princess and styles but it would go (along with any Duke/Princess Royal, etc) if they didn't work for the family.

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