When you become a royal there is a thing called Big Fat rulebook that must be followed by each and every member of the royal family. Things get more difficult when you didn’t bear in the royal family and suddenly becomes a part of it. Following the royal rules is no joke as these rules were not created yesterday. Some of these rules were invented at the start of British Monarchy- over 1200 years ago. The royal family has more rules to follow than the church of Scientology. Kate Middleton married Prince William back in 2011 and since then she is the giant rule breaker of the family. She has spent more hours in detention than hours she’s been married. At many times she broke the very serious rules of the family like a pro. We are here today presenting you with the 15 royal rules that Kate Middleton broke.
In the royal family, it is very important where you live and Kate and William are provided with an apartment In London Kensington Palace. But the couple is living far to the north of London at a place called Amner hall. They spent 90 percent of their time there. According to them staying far from the city helps in feeling like normal people. Kate has even been captured shopping at local supermarkets.
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Since ancient times it has always been like the queen says anything and you say, “Yes, your Majesty”, but not when you’re Kate. In 2017, when Queen hosted a Christmas party Kate broke a big rule. Reportedly, Kate set up her own party in Amner hall and invented then engaged Prince Harry and Meghan. She didn’t even reply to queen’s invitation, it was like throwing Queen’s invitation on her face.
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According to the rules, two heirs of the family cannot travel in the same plane in case the plane crashes as it protects the royal bloodline. Prince Harry and William are prevented from traveling in the same plane. Kate and William’s children are also heirs of the family so the rules prevent them from sharing a flight. In 2014, on an official visit to New Zealand, William and Kate shared the same plane with their 8-month-old baby.
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Kate Middleton is a huge fan of high heels but according to the report of Glamour, the queen was not a fan of Kate’s wedge heels. Kate has been spotted many times wearing high wedges for past 7 years and it became her signature wedge heels. According to a report, Kate decided to ditch heels for the queen but not completely. She was wearing high wedges behind queen’s back.
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Prince William’s Butler spoke to TIME and told that display of much affection in public is something that the Queen doesn’t like. When Meghan and Harry were engaged they were only allowed to hold hands in public. Kate and William have been spotted hugging and holding hands during a ski trip in Norway. In the pictures, they were looking much relaxed than usual.
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When Kate spent $5.26 million in improving an apartment she shares with William, she left Buckingham Palace with no choice only to hold her. Over $ 5 million was spent installing a new roof, plumbing work, changing the electrics and the queen considered it wasteful. She didn’t stop at this, she outspent any other royal in 2016 and spent $244,410 on her wardrobe that is full of designer dresses.
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The Queen herself take care of all of her six great-grandchildren but Kate is used to parenting her children with her own twist. Getting close to the animals is not something a member of the royal family does. Kate took her 21-month-old Prince George in a farm and petting zoo near her house in Amner hall. She not only allowed George to play with animals but she also let him to bottle feed a piglet.
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Kate should have controlled herself back in 2017 while giving an interview to Vanity Fair, a magazine that interviews almost all the famous people. When speaking about the queen in an exclusive interview which was referring to a documentary being made for queen’s birthday Kate said, “She is very generous and not forceful at all in her view. It seemed like she was saying, the queen is controlling.
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According to the rules of royal family, you cannot talk openly about political matters or any rumor. The queen in London has a huge power in British government but she never made any political opinion in her lifetime. In this matter, Kate has to learn from the queen. Kate has been teased for chatting too much in a royal documentary and she admitted that she has to learn a little bit more.
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The royal family has professional photographers who take every picture of the family. It’s their job to check every picture that they are royal appropriate before releasing them to the public platform. Wild or weird selfies are strictly forbidden in the royal house. But as we said this girl is a giant rule breaker. She became the photographer of her family and the picture of her new baby in 2018 was taken by her.
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According to royal protocols, any member of the family cannot remove his/her coat in public. Royals are very strict about their dress codes and how they look during a public appearance. But Kate also broke this rule like a pro. She was spotted with Prince William with no coat and was looking disheveled. Where the queen always follows the rules of the family it’s not possible she would give an interview on this kind of picture.
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In 2014, according to the report of Huffington Post, the Queen was unhappy with Kate’s wardrobe, full of short skirts and she was fed up with her increasingly short skirts. She even employed her personal dresser, Angela Kelly to sort Kate and her Short skirts out. It was Kate punishment to break the royal wardrobe protocol. She had to learn dress modestly and according to rules.
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Sharing life on social media is not something a member of the royal family can do. Meghan had to close all her online account to become a part of the family. But when you’re Kate you do what you want. She broke this rule not once but three times. According to protocols, the queen must be the first to be informed about of the royal birth. The birth of the baby was announced on twitter by palace’s official twitter accounts.
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The royal rules not only decide how you dress, talk and drink, they also decide the way of parenting. According to royal rules, the royal children are cared by a selected royal nanny or three but Kate and William are doing things in their way. In an interview, William said, “I want to grow up George in a real, living environment. I don’t want him growing up behind palace walls. He has to be out there.”
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It’s not that Kate only broke the rules with her skirts, heels, and nannies, she is also breaking the ones that are so old. In 200 years, Kate and William was the first couple in the family not to conceive a child in the first year of the marriage. The pressure for a baby is huge as a newly married but Kate broke this rule. 18 months after the marriage, Kate was pregnant and her timing was 100% rule-breaking.
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