Rules Royal MEN Are Forced to Follow

in today's video we'll look at 22 things royal men are not allowed to do for the words they're not allowed to use to the games they're not permitted to play stick around to the end to see the formula royal men was used while drinking tea subscribe hit the notification bell and let's get started prince philip must walk two paces behind the queen prince philip is forbidden by tradition from walking ahead of his dearly beloved this is to show respect for the order of presidents which has to do with those in line for the throne a queen walks of the head because she's in charge with prince philip respectfully walking behind her and ready to render assistance if that becomes necessary there are rumors that early when they were married prince philip was less than thrilled at having to act sort of like a butler philip can't be called king so why exactly can't he be called king well that has to do with royal tradition when you're a king or queen in britain the law of succession is based on gender not bloodline and your significant other is known as a consort the wife of a king is referred to as a queen consort while the husband of a queen is referred to as the prince consort in 1957 the queen made him an official prince of the kingdom but a king he is not they cannot propose without the queen's permission the royal marriages act of 1772 was signed into law because king george iii disproved the secret marriages of his brothers to ladies he considered unworthy that law made it necessary for the british sovereign the queen in this case to approve every proposed royal marriage beforehand the specific law was repealed in the second decade of the century and replaced by a succession to the crown act in 2013 that mandated the queen's ascent to the marriage of the first six individuals in the line of succession yeah without the queen agreeing to their marriages these six individuals can't go ahead with their marriages they can't use these words as we've seen toilet is one word you'll never catch a royal man using perfume is another they use scent instead you'll also never hear them saying that they're going to tea rather they prefer referring to their tea time as supper or dinner couch and settee are frowned upon and their often used sofa instead they call their living rooms and family rooms sitting rooms and drawing rooms posh is not a usable word as well with smart replacing it for some reason desserts are always called puddings they also use terrace in place of patio attend parties rather than functions and prefer saying food and drink rather than refreshments and incredible as it might seem royal men call their parents mummy and daddy the handshake rule royal men are required to maintain strong eye contact during a handshake and stick to a maximum two shakes anything longer and they're playing with it this is mainly to avoid touching commoners for too long or the appearance of preferential treatment will be mistaken the same handshake must be firm but not painful after the handshake a smile must be given they have a strict dress code there's a strict dress code in effect for all men of british royalty the dress code stresses modesty above all else with overall casual clothing being frowned upon the royal men are required to always have an all-black outfit whenever they travel and this outfit is in case a member of the royal family where a vip suddenly departs to the great beyond two ears can't be on the same flight no two heirs of the throne will ever be on the same flight that's merely a precaution in case of accidents or emergencies this rule is not always followed and it is pretty common for prince william to be on the same jet as his son prince george they're not allowed to engage in politics royal men are supposed to be politically neutral that means they can't publicly hold forth on political issues they can't contest for or hold political office and they're not permitted to vote in an incident where britain has a king he's tasked with dissolving such matters as dissolving the parliament and appointing a prime minister plus declaring war or peace however he is not allowed to openly dabble in the affairs of government or publicly speak out on government policies as that would be too destabilizing and contrary to his role as the head of the constitutional monarchy they can't show pda men of the royal house are officially forbidden to display affection in public no actual laws in place that forbids or punishes these displays of affection but the queen sets the pace and what she doesn't do the rest of the clan take care not to engage it they must follow the queen's lead royal men honored to be chosen to dine with the queen are required to keep an eye on her and stop eating when she does additionally when the queen comes into a room they're expected to get on their feet as speedily and gracefully as possible and remain there until she bids them sit or leaves the room they should never announce bathroom visits when at a meal any royal man that needs to heed the urgent call of nature is not supposed to announce his bathroom visits instead they're expected to just get up from their seat mutter excuse me and go proceed while going they can cross their eating utensils as a sign for the wait staff they're not yet done eating additionally they are never to use the word toilet as a word lou or lavatory are preferred they can't give autographs or selfies royal men are forbidden from giving autographs this is to prevent criminal masterminds from getting their hands on the signature of the royals and forging the same similarly they're not expected to take selfies but that rule just like the one on autographs is obeyed more in the breach they can't play monopoly one of the most amazing rules royal men must follow is that they aren't allowed to play monopoly this because the game of monopoly arouses intense competition among the royals as such this is considered so unhealthy that the game is actually banned they need permission to talk to the press regardless of their rank and expertise british royal men are forbidden from speaking to the press without strict permission they are instead required to keep a stiff upper lip and stoughty endure whatever might come their way with any public complaint shut down and framed as an attack on the monarchy and the queen harry must have missed this one they must bow to the queen royal men are required to bow their heads when greeting the queen they can't have nicknames royal men can never use nicknames for each other in public nor are nicknames used to refer to them in the press but that doesn't mean that these nicknames are not used in private in case you're wondering prince william goes by wombat while prince harry goes by spike they really are just like us bad nicknames at all boys must wear shorts george must have the biggest collection of shorts in the world and he isn't even old enough to wipe himself properly well it turns out that there's a reason prince george is always in shorts see it's kind of like a tradition for boys of the british aristocracy upper class and royals to wear shorts trousers on the other hand are reserved for men and older boys little george will start putting on trousers at around eight years old they must assume new names once married once they tie the knot junior members of the royalty are expected to add mountbatten windsor to their name the windsor comes from queen elizabeth ii herself while mountbatten refers to prince philip's surname the mount baton windsor thingamajig was proposed by the queen herself to mark out her direct descendants from other royal family members that said you'll rarely find the british royal answering to mountbatten windsor as they prefer using single names like harry kate megan and the like they cannot turn their backs on the queen royal men are not allowed to turn their back to the queen additionally they must speak only when it's their turn military uniforms are restricted to formal events royal men can only wear their military uniforms on formal occasions and such occasions can include weddings and at the events where they're representing the units they served in some official capacity there's a formula to drink tea royal men are required to drink tea in a certain way and hold the teacup a certain way as well the thumb and index finger grasp the handle with the middle finger being positioned at the bottom of the cup for maximum support pinkies are also kept well in slurping is a crime and cups must be returned to the saucer that they came from after every careful sip diplomatic dressing is a necessity royal men are expected to wear traditional clothes of the countries that they're traveling to this can be seen clearly when william and kate recently travel to pakistan with william wearing a traditional sherwani a traditional long coat worn for formal ceremonies click on the video to the left to watch funny presidential moments caught on 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Length: 8min 3sec (483 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 26 2021