Royal Coronation: The Most Iconic Photographs Of Royal Curtsies
Including photos of Princess Diana, Princess Kate, and Duchess Meghan.
It's tradition to greet members of the royal family with a curtsy or bow.
While there are technically "no obligatory codes of behaviour," according to the royal family's official website, we've often seen royals like Princess Diana, Princess Kate, and Duchess Meghan dip into a low bow as they meet with more senior members of the family (ahem, like the late Queen Elizabeth II).
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Naturally, these customary moments have been captured on camera over the years. Click ahead to see all the photos of the most iconic curtsies in royal history.
Princess Margaret curtsies to her older sister, Queen Elizabeth II, during her wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones.
Princess Anne curtsies to her mother, Queen Elizabeth, on her wedding day to Captain Mark Phillips.
Walking down the aisle on her wedding day, Princess Diana dips into a deep curtsy before Queen Elizabeth while then-Prince Charles lowers his head into a bow.
Sarah, Duchess of York, curtsies to her mother-in-law during her wedding to Prince Andrew.
Diana performs a low curtsy as she meets with Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman.
Diana curtsies to King Juan Carlos of Spain during a royal tour of Madrid.
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Diana curtsies to King Juan Carlos of Spain, who in turn kisses her hand.
Diana greets Japan's Emperor Akihito with a curtsy.
Diana curtsies to Queen Elizabeth during the funeral of her father, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer.
Diana accidentally breaks protocol when she curtsies to a dignitary during a Malaysian state banquet in London. The woman returns the gesture with her own curtsy.
After their wedding, Prince William bows and then-Duchess Kate curtsies to Queen Elizabeth as they head back down the aisle of Westminster Abbey.
Princess Beatrice performs a low curtsy during the Royal Ascot.
Camilla dips into a curtsy before her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth.
Kate and Camilla perform a curtsy after the Order of The Garter Service at St George's Chapel.
Kate performs a deep curtsy as the queen arrives for the traditional Easter service at St George's Chapel.
Sophie, then-Countess of Wessex, shows off a perfect curtsy to the queen during the Royal Ascot.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, performs her first-ever public curtsy during the royal family's annual Christmas morning walk in Sandringham. Kate is photographed curtsying beside her, while their husbands, Prince Harry and Prince William, respectively, lower their heads into a bow.
Princess Beatrice holds the hand of her mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, as the two curtsy together in front of Queen Elizabeth's passing carriage.
Meghan pays her respects to King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho of Tonga by lowering into a curtsy.
Meghan does a deep curtsy at the 2018 Christmas service.
Kate dips into a curtsy at the Easter service at St George's Chapel as the queen walks past.
Princess Charlotte practices her curtsy while greeting her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on Christmas.
Kate dips into a low bow as Queen Elizabeth exits her car to enter the funeral of her late husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Princess Anne drops into a curtsy as the coffin of her mother, Queen Elizabeth, is carried into the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
Alongside Harry, Meghan dips into a low curtsy as she pays her respects to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth, which lies in state in Westminster Hall.
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At the late monarch's funeral, members of the family pay their respects to the passing coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, including Duchess Meghan, Queen Camilla, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Princess Kate, Duchess Sophie, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte.
This article originally appeared in Harper’s BAZAAR US.