Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Living In The Royal Family

The Duchess Slant

Women of the Royal Family are forbidden to sit with crossed legs. Instead, royal ladies keep the knees together and cross their ankles to one side. The move has been crowned “the Duchess slant.” The late and lovely Princess Diana is said to have come up with the seating position in order to avoid crossing her legs.

No Nicknames at Buckingham Palace

Officially, no one is allowed to call any member of the Royal Family by his or her nickname because it’s considered too informal and disrespectful. Lady Diana and Kate Middleton controversially disobeyed this rule, allowing people to respectively refer to them as “Lady Di” and “Kate,” instead of their full names, Diana and Catherine.

Hats Off; Tiaras On!

Surprisingly, there is more to those elaborate hats worn by female members of the Royal Family. An outfit to an official event is considered incomplete without a hat, but if the event takes place indoors after 18:00, the hats will be replaced by a jeweled tiara. The tiara rule only applies to married women, as a woman at a formal event without a tiara means that she is still available for marriage.

A Royal Beauty Routine

A hairstylist is required to be available for the female members of Royal Family at all times. Royal women are to look manicured and presentable no matter the circumstance. The Duchess of Cambridge even got her hair done after she gave birth.