These fascinating royal rules around the world give insight to a world most of us will never know.
! They get married, get job promotions, shake hands, meet people, wear clothes, have political opinions, and on and on. But it'swhether official or unspoken, that govern how they go about their daily lives and their duties -- that makes a huge difference, of course. None of us regular peeps are exactly going around curtsying to each other, after all.
And among the 26 monarchies that are left in the world, as well as in some deposed royal families that strive to keep up appearances, protocol and tradition vary widely. Just because the world's most famous royal family does thing a certain way, doesn't mean that we should expect to encounter the same rules around the world.
Protocol is a pretty important part of being royal. After all, while many royal families around the world are basically figureheads with little actual power, etiquette is a way that they maintain their mystique and allure, the way they project the power of their presence, status, and money. That's why there's a way to address them; there's a way to be dressed in front of them.
Royal rules around the world are fascinating -- and often bizarre or downright funny -- and at the very least, offer a view into a world and a set of people that are so different from our every day lives. Here are 18 royal rules from monarchies around the world that give us insight about a rarified, often outdated, and slowly changing world.The also has some of the most antiquated treatment of women when it comes to protocol.
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