Queen Camilla's 'telling' reaction to 'massive break of royal protocol' at cancer charity
The queen made the visit on WednesdayQueen Camilla visited Maggie’s cancer centre this week and she seemingly had a very “telling” response to a “massive break of royal protocol”.
In a video shared to the royal family’s official social media channels, the queen was seen being greeted at the centre.
The visit marked 30 years of Maggie’s providing expert cancer care. Camilla is president of the charity. She met with several people who turned to the charity for cancer support to hear about their experiences.
But, in the video, many were seen greeting Queen Camilla with hugs and kisses. Some royal fans questioned whether this was a breach of protocol.
Queen Camilla visits Maggie’s cancer care charity
One royal said in the comment section: “Sorry, but too much kisses, why? Queen Elizabeth didn’t greet people in public in that manner.”
Another wrote: “The hugging,” followed by a shocked face emoji.
Someone else added: “I wasn’t aware one could just reach out and hug the Queen and kiss kiss on the cheek.”
Now, former royal butler Grant Harrold has weighed in.
Speaking on behalf of OLBG, Grant said: “Officially, this is a massive break of royal protocol. When meeting a royal, you should curtsy. If you’re friends or know each other well, the royal may come forward for a kiss or a hug, but it should be entirely led by the royal. But that didn’t really happen here.
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‘It’s becoming completely normal’
“But the fact that Camilla went along with it is very telling. It would have been very different if it was Queen Elizabeth. This shows how much more relaxed Queen Camilla is about things, and the king actually, especially when it comes to meeting and greetings.
“Things have changed over the decades. If anything it’s become very over familiar, and they seem completely fine with it.”
This shows how much more relaxed Queen Camilla is about things.
Grant added: “We would never have seen it with senior members of the family before, especially not the wife of the monarch. It’s becoming completely normal, which is really interesting and a sign of things to come.”
The royal family’s official website has guidelines on meeting members of the monarchy.
Royal family’s rules on greetings
It states: “There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting [the king] or a member of the royal family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms.
“For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.”
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