Only one woman is exempt from curtsying to others

When Kate Middleton entered the Royal Family in 2011, due to her position in the pecking order, she had to drop to one knee before Princess Anne and Camilla, the then Duchess of Cornwall. However, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie had to curtsy to Kate. Now, since the then Duchess of Cambridge has become the Princess of Wales, the pecking order, and thus the curtsying rules, has changed again. As for Meghan Markle, when she joined the Royal Family in 2018, she had to bob to almost everyone, unless Harry as with her, in which case she would also jump ahead of Beatrice, and Eugenie, like Kate.Although old fashioned, royal women are expected to bow and curtsy to one another, based on a document the late Queen produced back in 2005.Called the Precedence of the Royal Family to be Observed Court, it listed the royal women and their seniority to one another.Even though Camilla was not born into royalty, members of the Royal Family had to curtsy to her when she married the then Prince Charles, heir to the throne, in 2005.READ MORE: Queen gifted three royal brides tiaras – but Kate & Meghan missed out Royal women have always curtsied to one another (Image: GETTY)However, going against tradition, the Queen changed this due to the circumstances of Camilla and Charles’ marriage.Women born into royalty, such as Anne, Beatrice, and Eugenie, were moved forwards ahead of Camilla, whereas those like the then Duchess of Cornwall, like Sophie, Countess of Wessex, stayed where they were.In 2012, a year after Kate joined the family, the order was altered again to fit her in.The then Duchess of Cambridge was expected to curtsy to Anne, Beatrice, and Eugenie, but not if she was with Prince William.DON’T MISS: ‘I was miserable’ – Fergie shares how she ‘lost close to 50 pounds’ [INSIGHT]Sarah Ferguson shares her unusual nickname for Queen Elizabeth [ANALYSIS]Princess Beatrice wraps up in colourful coat [PICTURES] Princess Anne curtsying to her mother’s coffin in September this year (Image: GETTY) Kate and Meghan curtsying to the Queen (Image: GETTY)But will this tradition be continued by Charles?According to a royal source, the new monarch might be too busy to think of altering such things.Speaking to the Telegraph, they said: “It would be mistaken to think there has been any edict.”There’s a massive in-tray of stuff, and all sorts of titles and patronages to deal with. Plus, the small matter of a coronation to plan.”