Common Things The Queen Of England Is Prohibited From Doing That Make No Sense

The lavish lifestyle of royals is always fascinating, and the fact that Queen Elizabeth is one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful women is no secret, making their lives much more exciting to learn about. However, while her life appears to be rather lovely, there is more to it as there are many things that seem very normal that the queen is not permitted to do, and we are surprised to learn about them.

Take a look at these 6 surprising things the Queen of England is not permitted to do:

1. Queen Can Only Wear Natural Makeup And Keep Her Hair Neat

According to Vogue, Bright lip colours are frowned upon by royal protocol. The eye makeup should also be kept understated on them. For hair, their hair must also be silky smooth and neat at all times when he or she makes a public appearance. While it is expected of royals to look put-together in public at all times, fast touch-ups are not an option. Touching up their makeup in public is also absolutely prohibited.

2. Queen Cannot Choose Who She Talks To At Formal Dinner

According to BBC, etiquette experts Debrett's states, it is customary for the guest of honour to sit to the right of the Queen and the convention is that she speaks to this person during the first course of the dinner, then switches attention to the person on her left for the following course.

Meaning, when she's at a formal dinner, she can't pick and choose who she wants to chat to. She must speak to the person on her right first, and then the one on her left.

3. Queen Is Not Allowed To Grow Long Nails

The Queen is not permitted to have long nails. Long, colourful nails are also an absolute no-no in the palace, according to sources of OK! magazine. Queen Elizabeth must also keep her hair and makeup in check all the time.

4. Queen Cannot Go Out Without Security Guards

According to the Mirror, each royal is always guarded by "up to five highly-trained armed officers." When Queen Elizabeth visits her Scottish residence Balmoral, dozens of officers are said to accompany her.

5. Queen Cannot Give Autographs

Another rule for the queen and the royal family is that no member of the family should give out autographs. The rule stands in place because of the risk of signatures being forged.

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6. Queen Is Not Allowed To Cross Her Legs

The most absurd rule we found about the Queen is that she is not allowed to cross her legs. However, this rule is not just for the queen, members of the British royal family are all expected to sit this way in real life: Legs and knees must be kept together, though crossing the ankle is fine.

However, there's no written formal rule stating about the ban on women in the royal family from crossing their legs while sitting.

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