Meghan Markle's Protocol Training for Her Royal Tour Sounds SO Intense
Ever since Meghan Markle exchanged her suit for a tiara and joined the royal family, everyone's been obsessed with royal protocol. Is she following it? Is she breaking it? What! Is! Happening! The answer is, of course, a little bit of both-but the spotlight on Meghan's royal dos and don'ts is about to shine even brighter thanks to her upcoming royal tour. After all, not only does a royal tour come with royal protocol, it comes with the established protocol of the various countries Meghan's visiting.
Cosmopolitan.com spoke to Myka Meier of Beaumont Etiquette-who was trained by a former member of The Queen's Household and is an expert in all things royal-about the extreme measures Meghan will be taking to get ready for her debut trip with Prince Harry.
"The Duchess of Sussex will have a team of Royal aids within the palace that are there to assist her in every way to prepare for her formal engagements," Meier explained. "As a senior member of the Royal family, she is a working royal with roles and responsibilities to fulfill on behalf of the family. In order to show respect to the people she is meeting, she will be briefed ahead of each event on the Senior people she will be meeting and how to greet and address them, solely in order to show respect. From assisting her with what to wear all the way to important topics to speak about, she will have help to ensure she is fully prepared."
Embracing protocol in other countries does-at least sometimes!-means abandoning the Queen's rumored set of rules. "When traveling, we often see the Royals adopt the customs and culture of the country they are in," Meier said. "For instance, if in a country they visit it’s a sign of respect to dress in a certain way, they will do so. Often we see Royals wearing outfits from local designers, too, to show respect and support for the country they are visiting."
Additionally, Meier revealed that "Senior Royals will have a team of aids within the palace that help prepare them for every event they are attending and speaking at. They will be briefed on who they are meeting, and any significant protocol behind addressing other important guests as well as any political, religious or cultural sensitivities to be aware of."
In other words, Meghan is entering this tour FULLY prepped.
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