The new royal rule Prince George must follow in front of the Queen
<p>While Princess Charlotte was seen curtsying to VIPs and dignitaries in Berlin last year, the three-year-old is not yet required to curtsy to her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II – at least, not for a while.</p>
<p>However, it’s a different scenario for her older brother and third in line to throne, Prince George.</p>
<p>Now that he is 5 years old – he celebrated his 5<sup>th</sup> birthday on July 22 – the young royal is now expected to bow every time he sees his 92-year-old great-grandma.</p>
<p>Historian Marlene Eilers Koenig, told <em>Hello! Magazine</em>, “Certainly, by age five. The only person they will be expected to curtsy or bow to is the sovereign.”</p>
<p>The tradition of when to curtsy or bow and to who is a minefield in itself, with many old royal protocols still remaining in place.</p>
<p>Even the newest addition to the royal family, Duchess Meghan, has been put through her paces during ‘princess training’ to learn all the ins and outs.</p>
<p>Only women curtsy, while men are required to bow. However, your rank changes depending on if you were born a full-blood royal or a commoner.</p>
<p>If a woman marries into the royal family, she adopts her husband’s rank when he is present – but if the female is on her own, her status lowers a few ranks.</p>
<p>For instance, royal expert Christopher Wilson claims that Duchess Meghan is expected to curtsy to Prince Harry’s cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie if her husband is not with her.</p>
<p>But, if Harry is by her side, the opposite is required to take place – Beatrice and Eugenie must curtsy to Meghan.</p>
<p>It is also believed that Meghan has to curtsy in front of her new sister-in-law Kate, whenever she is in her company.</p>
