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00:0030 Things Meghan Markle Couldn't Do After Marrying Prince Harry
00:03When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry, there were suddenly a lot of responsibilities that
00:08she had to take on.
00:10Being a royal is no easy task.
00:13Royal life is filled with rules.
00:15Meghan had to make many changes and compromises for her Prince Charming, like being confirmed
00:20into the Church of England and leaving her dog behind.
00:23There is a list of what she could and couldn't do, and today, we are looking at 30 things
00:28that Meghan Markle couldn't do after marrying Prince Harry.
00:321.
00:33No Selfies
00:34You've probably seen many pictures of Prince Harry and Meghan after announcing their engagement.
00:39Still, one thing you may or may not have observed is that there are no selfies of the two, either
00:45with each other or with anyone else.
00:47That's because taking selfies is a no-no if you are a royal, and it seems like Meghan
00:52mastered this rule pretty quickly.
00:55During her first official events with Prince Harry, a couple asked her for a selfie.
00:59She said,
01:00We are not allowed to do selfies.
01:03It turns out that the Queen is also not a fan of cell phone photography and finds it
01:07strange to have a barrage of cell phones aimed at her whenever she is in a crowded place.
01:122.
01:13No Autographs
01:15Meghan being an actress has signed millions of autographs.
01:18However, as a royal, she cannot do so.
01:21There is a higher risk of the signatures of royals being stolen, which is why signing
01:25autographs is risky.
01:27Yet, the royals have found ways to twist the rule a bit.
01:31Prince Charles usually offers an apology, however, he broke the rule for a man whose
01:35home had been badly damaged in a natural disaster.
01:38Although he didn't sign his name, he just wrote Charles 2010.
01:43Meghan also did something similar in 2018 when a 10-year-old girl asked her for her
01:48autograph.
01:49Instead of signing her name, she wrote Hi Caitlyn, signing the little girl's name.
01:543.
01:56No Voting
01:57The royals have a highly complex relationship with the government, but one thing is clear,
02:02they are supposed to remain politically neutral.
02:05This is especially hard for Meghan who is anything but apolitical.
02:09Like other royal members, Meghan will likely not participate in any elections.
02:14The UK parliament website reads, although not prohibited by law, it is considered unconstitutional
02:19for the monarch to vote in an election.
02:22The same goes for the rest of the family.
02:254.
02:26Cannot Express Political Opinions
02:29It doesn't stop at just voting.
02:30The royal family is not expected to be politically vocal.
02:34Meghan had once been quite vocal about what she felt.
02:37She had posted a photo of Hillary Clinton on Instagram, with a lengthy message in support
02:41of her.
02:42Meghan has also been quite vocal about the Brexit issue.
02:46However, as a royal, Meghan cannot publicly express her political opinions.
02:515.
02:53No Holding Political Office
02:55Needless to say, as a royal, Meghan cannot even hold a political office.
03:00Of course, you have an undue advantage when you are a royal.
03:03There is a lot of power that royals hold, which can easily sway the opinions or decisions
03:07of the public.
03:09Royals can also try to gain personal advantage from the position.
03:136.
03:14No Bare Legs
03:16After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement, people were excited to see
03:20the ring.
03:21However, Meghan's bare legs caught everybody's attention.
03:25It turns out that royals have to wear nude stockings underneath.
03:29As royal expert Victoria Arbiter said,
03:31I would say that's the only hard, steadfast rule in terms of what the Queen requires.
03:37Maybe Meghan was unaware of the pantyhose rule at the time, because after that incident,
03:42she was seen following that rule most of the time.
03:457.
03:46No Sleeping Before The Queen
03:48When the royal family is in the same house, it is the Queen who decides the bedtime for
03:52everyone.
03:53Yes, nobody can go to sleep before the Queen is done for the night, because it doesn't
03:58feel right.
03:59Before bedtime, the entire royal family sits together for dinner, and only after that does
04:04the Queen go to sleep.
04:05However, Princess Diana was very much against this tradition, and often went to sleep before
04:10the Queen.
04:118.
04:12No More Acting
04:15Marrying a royal family meant a significant life change for Meghan, not just because she
04:19was moving into a family so different from hers.
04:22Marrying royalty also meant that Meghan had to leave her acting career behind.
04:27Grace Kelly, an actress marrying before Prince Rainer III of Monaco, said goodbye to her
04:31Hollywood career.
04:34In the same way, the Suits actress had to quit the show and her acting career altogether.
04:39In an interview with BBC, Meghan explained her decision.
04:42I don't see it as giving anything up, I just see it as a change, it's a new chapter.
04:48Harry who was also present for the interview added,
04:50It's not easy for anybody, but I know that at the end of the day she will choose me and
04:55I choose her, and whatever we have to tackle together or individually will always be us
05:00together as a team.
05:02So I think she's capable of anything.
05:059.
05:07Can Not Go Anywhere Alone
05:09Soon after the wedding was declared, Meghan Markle's days of travelling alone were over.
05:15In wake of the engagements, Meghan was issued Royal Protection Officers.
05:19That is to be expected as all members of the royal family require a lot of security.
05:24Gordon Rayner, a writer for The Telegraph, has attended 20 royal tours and explained
05:29that the royal family needs heightened security, especially when they are away on royal tours.
05:35Rayner wrote,
05:36Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall sometimes take their alcohol, so there's
05:40no danger of spiked drinks.
05:4210.
05:43No PDA
05:45While this isn't a concrete rule, royals are expected to professionally act as they
05:49represent the monarchy.
05:51The Queen and Prince Philip were rarely seen showing any PDA, and Meghan and Harry were
05:55expected to do the same.
05:58According to royal etiquette expert, Micah Meyer, Meghan and Prince Harry holding hands
06:02at a royal engagement are a refreshingly modern approach to their new role, both as a couple
06:07and as representative of the royal family.
06:1111.
06:13No Eating After The Queen Has Finished Eating
06:15Okay, this is another wacky rule.
06:18Nobody can eat after the Queen has finished eating.
06:21Anyone dining with the Queen at the table, including the royal family members, has a
06:25simple rule to keep in mind.
06:27They must follow every single move of the Queen and do what she does.
06:32So if the Queen stops eating, everybody else stops too.
06:3612.
06:38Non-Royals Can Not Touch Her
06:41Royals are usually not to be touched by any non-royals.
06:43A handshake, a kiss on the hand, or even a hug are seen as a big no-no.
06:48Meghan has repeatedly broken the rule, but she is not the first or the only one.
06:53A kiss on the hand is a greeting usually only reserved for the monarch when other
06:57visiting dignitaries are in the room.
07:00Meghan used to welcome the guards at the palace with hugs a while after her relationship with
07:04Harry began.
07:05After that, she followed the rules, but not when it came to the public.
07:09According to one friend, Meghan said,
07:11I'm American.
07:12I hug.
07:1413.
07:16Not Spending Christmas Without The Royal Family
07:19The royals have to spend Christmas with each other.
07:22That is a rule.
07:23No matter in what part of the world the royals are, they need to be together for Christmas.
07:28Christmas means family and the Queen sees that the entire family is together no matter
07:32what.
07:3314.
07:34The Royal Family Can Not Travel Together
07:37This rule originated in the olden times, making a lot of sense.
07:41Direct heirs did not travel together over long distances.
07:45Traveling can involve many risks and dangers, and for the safety of the monarch, they were
07:49asked not to travel together.
07:51Today, travel has become much safer.
07:54It is common for royals to travel together, although they avoid it if possible.
07:5915.
08:00No Bright Colored Nail Polish
08:03Per royal protocol, royals cannot wear dark or bright colored nail polish.
08:08Only nails bearing natural colors like pinks and nudes are allowed at official events.
08:13Queen Elizabeth has been sworn by the nail polish giant Essie's Ballet Slippers nail
08:17paint in a very light and subtle shade of pink since 1989.
08:2216.
08:24No Social Media Presence
08:26Meghan Markle deleted all her social media accounts soon after her first royal engagement
08:30with Harry.
08:31And here, we can't seem to get off Instagram for more than 10 minutes.
08:36Miss Markle is grateful to everyone who has followed her social media accounts over the
08:39years.
08:40However, as she has not used them for some time, she has decided to close them.
08:45Kensington Palace revealed in a statement to the publication.
08:48Meghan also discontinued her lifestyle blog, The Tig.
08:52Royals are usually not supposed to have a social media presence.
08:56Princess Eugenie is the only royal with her account.
09:0017.
09:01No Slurping Tea
09:03This might seem like a weird rule, but Meghan wasn't born into royalty unlike the other
09:08little princes.
09:09While it sounds like a trivial task, she was correctly drinking tea is something Meghan
09:13had to learn.
09:14Who knew there was a right and wrong way to drink tea?
09:18It has been revealed that Meghan likely practiced drinking tea before sitting down with the
09:22Queen for tea.
09:23The proper way to drink tea is to hold the teacup handle with your thumb and forefinger,
09:27resting the bottom of the handle on your middle finger.
09:31You need to stir your tea lightly and avoid raising your pinky finger.
09:34You must also drink from the same spot so the lipstick doesn't spread.
09:38And the most important rule is never slurp.
09:4118.
09:43Also Sitting Without The Slant
09:45There is a way of sitting called the Duchess Slant, which involves bringing the knees and
09:49ankles together on one side while angling uncrossed legs to the opposite side.
09:53Typically, the Duchess Slant is used when a lady has to sit for an extended amount of
09:57time while keeping poise and posture.
10:01Royal etiquette expert Micah Meyer and founder of Beaumont Etiquette told People,
10:05It is the perfect pose for when a camera is shooting directly in front of you, because
10:09by slightly slanting the knees to create a zigzag effect when wearing a dress or skirt,
10:14your legs are angled so that the camera only shoots the sides of your legs and protects
10:18your modesty.
10:20While Meghan has often been criticized for crossing her legs, which royals aren't supposed
10:24to, she still tilts her legs to one side as she does so.
10:2819.
10:30Cannot Play Monopoly
10:32Maybe the weirdest rule on the list is valid.
10:35Royals cannot play Monopoly within the palace premises.
10:38If you have ever played the game, you might understand that Monopoly is only fun if you
10:42win, and winning can take a long time.
10:45According to The Telegraph, Prince Andrew, the Queen's son, was given the board game
10:49when he visited the headquarters of the Leeds Building Society, only to realize that he
10:54was not allowed to play it back home because it gets too vicious.
10:58How did this rule even come into effect, though?
11:00One can only wonder.
11:0320.
11:04Cannot Eat Shellfish
11:07Royals need to look good all the time, even while they are eating.
11:10When Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited Rome in 2000, they couldn't eat
11:15long pasta or anything with tomato sauces.
11:19Messy foods won't make royals look elegant.
11:21That's why, besides messy food, royals are banned from eating shellfish, rare meat, or
11:26very spicy food, especially when traveling.
11:3020.
11:32No Tongue Out
11:34Sticking your tongue out is just considered rude.
11:37There is a reason tongue wagging has been seen only among the young royals, and even
11:40those on infrequent occasions.
11:42However, as Meghan continued to break royal traditions, she was caught sticking her tongue
11:47out as she walked to church with the royal family on Christmas Day.
11:5222.
11:53No Opening Presents on Christmas Day
11:56In the royal family, Christmas is celebrated at Sandringham House upon the invitation of
12:01Queen Elizabeth.
12:02This is why the presents got opened on Christmas Eve itself.
12:06It is followed by church on Christmas morning.
12:08So yeah, unlike most of the world, you cannot open presents on Christmas morning.
12:1323.
12:15No Spicy Food
12:16Let's be honest, onion and garlic are two of the best ingredients in the entire world,
12:22but not so much if you are dining with the Queen.
12:25Darren McGrady, a royal chef at Buckingham Palace said,
12:28We can never serve anything with garlic or too many onions.
12:32The Queen would never have garlic on the menu.
12:35This is not the best news for Meghan.
12:37One of her favorite meals is slow-cooked Filipino-style chicken abodo, with garlic as the main ingredient.
12:43Although it is not a hard and fast rule, the logic behind it is explained by Victoria Arbiter.
12:49When somebody is meeting the Queen, or indeed any member of the royal family, the last thing
12:54you want to go away remembering is that they breathed garlic breath all over you.
12:58So it's common sense.
13:00It makes perfect common sense that at Buckingham Palace, they wouldn't serve garlic.
13:0524.
13:06No Wearing See-Through Garments
13:09Royals are generally not allowed to wear see-through garments.
13:12In her royal pictures with Prince Harry, Meghan can be seen in a see-through outfit, a $75,000
13:18Ralph and Russo mesh dress.
13:21Although there is no cleavage or any slip-up, the sheer look of the dress was not taken
13:25kindly by many, and it was possibly the last see-through dress Meghan wore in public as
13:30a royal.
13:3225.
13:34Cannot Carry Giant Purses
13:36Giant bags are so convenient.
13:38You can fit the world inside.
13:40However, you will rarely see royals holding giant purses.
13:43It is unclear whether carrying clutches is a royal rule, but the Queen and even Duchess
13:48Kate are almost always seen with clutches or small bags.
13:52Princess Diana also loved clutches.
13:54She loved the practicality of clutches.
13:56According to designer Anya Hindmarch, whose bags were a favorite of Diana's, the princess
14:01called them cleavage bags.
14:03We used to laugh when we designed what she called her cleavage bags, little satin clutches
14:07which she would cover her cleavage with when she stepped out of cars.
14:1226.
14:13She Cannot Sit Wherever She Wants
14:16Meghan might have had her favorite side of the couch or favorite chair at home, but when
14:20out with the royal family, she has specific rules she needs to follow.
14:24Usually, couples sit together, but while entering a room, there is an order that has to be followed.
14:30The procession began with the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William,
14:35Kate Middleton, and so on.
14:3827.
14:39Cannot Pose With Drinks
14:41Royals must maintain a specific image in front of the public, and posing with drinks is certainly
14:46not one of them.
14:47You will never see any pictures of royals posing with a drink in their hands unless
14:51it is for a royal engagement, so it is unlikely that you will find Meghan enjoying a party
14:56with a glass of wine in her hand.
14:5928.
15:00No Stabbing Food
15:02Meghan also needed to learn how to eat like a royal.
15:05This includes not stabbing food.
15:07Instead of poking a fork into the food and putting it in your mouth the way most of us
15:11would, royals follow perfect etiquette.
15:13You are supposed to scoop food up and balance it on the fork.
15:1829.
15:20Cannot Wear Wedges
15:22This rule is only applicable when Queen Elizabeth is around.
15:25In 2015, a source told Vanity Fair, the Queen isn't a fan of wedged shoes.
15:30She doesn't like them, and it's well known among the women in the family.
15:3430.
15:36No Wearing Fur
15:38King Edward III declared the No Fur Rule in the 12th century and the Fur Act of 1337,
15:44which banned anybody from wearing fur, even royalty.
15:47However, some state events, like the opening of the Parliament, did require the monarch
15:51to wear fur.
15:52But as the world became more woke, many royals received severe backlash for wearing fur,
15:58which is seen as animal cruelty.
16:00In 2019, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen would no longer wear fur.
16:06Civil rights activists lauded this decision.
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