Royal Curtsey Curfluffel

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

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A royal tiff, dissension, bicker, discord, disharmony, wrangle, mutter - all the above now that Kate is Catherine, princess-to-be-in-waiting.  Who will curtsey to whom and whom refuses to curtsey to who?  Oh it's all a jumble.

There is a royal hierarchy among family members and a second attendant order for royal women. Kate's rank will change when she is in or out of her husband-to-be's presence - respectively 2nd or 7th depending.  All this curfluffel started when Queen mummy acceded to Anne who refused to curtsy to Camilla the Duchess.

It's ok royal people, we understand.  We wouldn't want to curtsey to some commoner or some one we disliked either.  I jest.

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