15 Strict Rules The Royal Kids Must Follow In Public

[Music] growing up as a member of the royal family has no shortage of perks but there are some definite downsides it's easy to focus on the rules the adults have to follow but their children have their own restrictions growing up its royalty we'll let you know about some of the strictest demands placed on these kids and why you'll rarely see Prince George wearing pants in public before we begin make sure to click on the subscribe button and ring the gray bell for the latest videos from the taco dress code while his mother Kate Middleton is known for being a fashion icon Prince George has his own fashion rules to follow if you followed the royal family you probably notice that you tend to see him constantly wearing shorts the royal family is held to a high standard when it comes to clothes and pants on young boys are traditionally considered mundane this obviously won't do for the royal families so young boys are required to wear shorts all royal children are expected to follow traditional standards when it comes to fashion just like the adults in the family you definitely won't be seeing any of these kids sporting graphic t-shirts or other items of casual clothing while out and about it's the goal of the royal family to look timeless and even the kids have to dress with this goal in mind gifts when a new baby arrives it's hard to resist buying them all sorts of expensive toys and clothes for them to rapidly grow out of so you can only imagine just how many gifts the royal children receive when they're born by the time Prince George turned 1 he had already received 706 official presents but that's still far less than his father Prince William when he was born he set the record for gifts received by getting 4200 presents just for being born needless to say there are a lot of rules about accepting gifts all of these presents technically belong to the crown so the Queen gets to decide what is kept and unfortunately for the kids the Queen doesn't accept unsolicited gifts for her grandchildren instead these gifts are packaged up and given to charity hub regal tiara many young children relish the time-honored tradition of pretending to be a princess but if you're an actual princess the rules of dress-up are remarkably different our royal weddings or other momentous events it's not unusual for women to wear elaborate tiaras these accessories are often resplendent with historical significance as well as tools but there are very specific rules about who can wear tiaras and this means Princess Charlotte won't be donning one anytime soon in order for a woman in the royal family to wear a tiara she must either be married or it must be her wedding day tiaras were traditionally meant to symbolize the loss of innocence and the crowning of love and the royal family still honors this tradition Hughes in addition to only wearing formal clothing in public there are rules concerning what shades the kids can be seen in first of all it's important for families to coordinate when seen together in public you'll notice the Kate Middleton and the kids are always well coordinated while Prince William can get away with just wearing a matching tie the Queen is known for always wearing blindingly bright outfits and there's a specific reason for this it helps boost her visibility and lets the people easily see and recognize her she once remarked that if she wore beige many people would fail to recognize her in order to let their grandmother shine at children in the royal family wear shades which aren't quite as bright as the ones favored by the Queen social media this won't be a big deal for a few more years yet but Prince George will soon be old enough to start having accounts on social media but unfortunately you won't be able to follow him on Instagram because of a very strict rule members of the royal family are not allowed to have public social media accounts they do have formal carefully curated social media accounts for fans to keep up with Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla posted a Clarence House account while Prince William Duchess Kate Prince Harry and Duchess Megan all posts the Kensington Palace accounts when Megan Markel got engaged to Prince Harry it caused quite a stir when she shut down her very active social media accounts as well as her lifestyle website tig but children growing up in the royal family will never know the joy of posting selfies on social media gestures when raising children it's important to teach them how to be polite in social situations of course royal children are required to learn these protocols as well but the expectations go above and beyond those of most children even something as simple as waving has many rules which must be followed the children must perform a Windsor wave in various social situations which differs slightly from a traditional hand waving it's much more subdued and dignified and children are expected to master it at a pretty young age female royal children have an extra gesture they must learn and that is performing a perfect curtsy there are many situations which require a demure curtsey and even the adult Meghan Markel has found it to be confusing at times seating arrangements there are so many rules of etiquette the royal family is expected to follow that it can be hard to keep track and these rules are all the more important during a fancy dinner party it's not unusual for kids to sit at their own tables during such events but you might find it surprising that royal children follow this rule as well they're not allowed to sit with adults and the reason why it's pretty surprising essentially since children that young still struggle with the art of polite conversation they're relegated to their own table there's definitely an art to scintillating yet proper dinner conversation and until the kids can master it they aren't allowed to sit with their family during events be sound a bit unkind but we're guessing the children probably preferred this way language there may be a lot of rules to learn when you're growing up in the royal family but there are also a ton of benefits members of the royal family travelled extensively even at a very young age because they're expected to interact with people all over the world it's imperative that children and the royal family learn to speak multiple languages at a very young age children are introduced to various languages and expected to eventually master them the Queen speaks fluent French as our Prince William and Kate Middleton during one anti-poaching commercial Prince William's and Prince Charles showed up being able to speak Spanish Mandarin Vietnamese Arabic and Swahili for now Prince George and Princess Charlotte are working on learning Spanish passport even the littlest members of the royal family are required to have passports and bring them when they travel internationally they even have to pay the fee and fill out paperwork just like the rest of us there is one member of the royal family who is exempt from this rule and that is Queen Elizabeth herself all British passports are issued in the name of Her Majesty so it wouldn't really make sense for the Queen to issue herself a passport apparently one of the many benefits of being Queen is not having to double check that you packed your passport on the way to the airport being prepared being seen in public without a proper all-black mourning outfit would be considered a serious breach of etiquette so when the royal family takes off for vacation everyone is required to pack a proper mourning outfit in case someone passes while they're away it seems like this might put a damper on packing for vacation but forgetting soap it could be disastrous this happened to Queen Elizabeth once when her father King George the sixth passed away and she forgot to pack a black outfit she was forced to wait on her plane for an appropriate outfit to be delivered before she could show her face in public Christmas members of the royal family are expected to spend the holiday with the royal side of the family and there are many other rules to be followed the family opens their gifts on Christmas Eve because they have many things to do on Christmas morning the children are required to attend church service at Saint Mary Magdalene Church the royal family has been attending this church since Queen Victoria started the tradition back in the 16th century you might be wondering just what kind of gifts royalty exchanged with one another the answer is they take pleasure in giving one another gag gifts before Prince Harry and Megan Marco were married Kate Middleton once gave him a grow your own girlfriend kids they may be royal but they still have a great sense of humor security there are many things taken seriously by the royal family and one of them is safety the adult members of the royal family are required to have security detail and the children are as well this becomes a big deal when it's time for school to start to make things even more complicated Prince George and Princess Charlotte go to different schools sure the kids have their standard security guards but heading out for a day of class requires different guards and a different protocol they even take a different route to school each and every day just to make sure they aren't followed pose even when the Royal children are sitting still they're still observing traditional royal etiquette posture is an extremely important part of their lives and they're taught to sit and stand with a perfectly straight spine when they stand there to do so with their legs shoulder-width apart from the moment they first learn how to stand up Princess Charlotte has additional rules to follow as a girl when it's time to sit down she's not allowed to cross her legs but may cross her ankles most royal women prefer to sit with their knees pressed together and tilt it slightly to the side it's known as the duchess slant and you can see royal women sitting in this position frequently vocabulary some words we don't even think twice about using are simply not said by the royal family if they aren't allowed to use apologetic words such as pardon or sorry it's also considered unacceptable to use the term perfume and they must instead remark on what scent they prefer and no matter how high you are on the royal family tree you must not ever use the word posh to describe something apparently it's considered the epitome of lower-class to call something posh instead that they prefer to use the tongue smart weddings children are expected to attend the same events their parents do and often have important roles in royal weddings during royal weddings there were usually many young bridesmaids flower girls and page boys during the ceremony to add even more pressure to the situation royal weddings are enormous and highly televised events this makes it even more imperative that all the children beyond their absolute best behavior although children at weddings do have the potential to cause mischief they certainly do look adorable in these royal wedding photos what do you think about the rules the royal kids are expected to follow do you think they're fair expectations or are they just too much let us know what you think in the comment section and then click on the subscribe button for more videos from the taco thanks for watching and we'll see you again next time

Channel: TheTalko

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Keywords: thetalko, royal family, Queen Elizabeth, kids, children, rules, strict, public, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, travel, Christmas, security, language, posture, Windsor Wave., 1018, royals, meghan markle

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Length: 10min 29sec (629 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 20 2018