Royal families from all across the globe are forced to abide by certain customs and regulations.
Here are some strict rules we commoners don’t have to follow.
There’s a strict no-touching policy in place for the public regarding members of the royal family.
As he toldInsider, “Royal babies should be looked at, but never touched.
The public must be respectful.”
If you want to shake hands with a British royal, you might be considered a threat.
When members of the British royal family travel together, certain members have to be on separate aircraft.
But this rule goes beyond adults.
For Princess Mako, the wedding was postponed for several years due to legal and financial issues.
For commoners, though, it’s simply a tradition.
For British royals, it’s codified law.
For future royals, it’ll either be King Charles or Prince William when he becomes King.
If they’re not sixth or higher in line, the rule will not apply.
The Greek monarchy was officially abolished in 1974, and its heirs were exiled.
Despite this royal drama, the members of the Greek royal family still have nominal titles.
And though they have no legal jurisdiction, the Greek royal family still takes their titles seriously.
My role will be … to be a good example to the family.
We will continue to be united and keep strong ties with our country."
It’s not uncommon for members of an abolished monarchy to keep their titles.
Back in 2019, Sweden’s King Gustaf stripped his grandchildren of their Royal Highness titles.
This is by no means the first time in history royals have been stripped of their titles.
Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson were both stripped of their titles after their divorces from their respective husbands.
In the British royal family, the members are to be addressed in public by their full names.
For example, when Kate Middleton married Prince William, she started going by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Now, since Queen Elizabeth has passed, she goes by Catherine, Princess of Wales.
Royals are ceremonious people, and they seem to make all announcements with pomp.
Christenings are a major event for royals in other countries, too.
But all royal families have different traditions, and as it turns out, not all are crowned.
The Dutch royals, for example, do not wear crowns.
The royals of the Netherlands are not crowned, but rather sworn in.
Not wearing crowns doesn’t mean the Dutch royals don’t have a crown, though.
The Dutch royals, particularly King Willem-Alexander, have other royal rules they follow.
And though he technically has no ruling power, the King of the Netherlands signs all new laws.
The day will switch again one day when a new royal is sworn in (not crowned).
British royal babies can’t meet dignitaries
Sorry, royal babies.
Just because you’re in line for the throne doesn’t mean you get to meet world leaders.
If any royal babies are reading this, we doubt they’re too upset by this rule.
The future king got to stay up past his bedtime to meet President Barack Obama.
As it turns out, being a royal baby is harder than it seems.
But just because the Dutch monarch isn’t crowned doesn’t mean the ceremony isn’t spectacular.
People were seen drinking bottles of champagne in the street, and the entire city had orange decorations.
