If I ever run into Harry and Meghan I will not be following this ridiculous advice. What a complete fucking nutcase this woman is.
How to say 'Hi' to Harry and Meghan, according to an etiquette expert
Bow, curtsy, maybe even shake hands — but never tap them on the shoulder
Ben Mussett · CBC · Posted: Jan 22, 2020 6:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 22
If British Columbians happen to spot the much-talked-about Duke and Duchess of Sussex, treat them like cats: let them come to you.
At least, that's according to Vancouver etiquette expert Elizabeth Burnett.
"I would wait for them to attend to me," Burnett told Kathryn Marlow, guest host of CBC's All Point West. "I wouldn't just go up and tap him on the shoulder and say, 'Oh, hello, Harry, how are you?'"
"We have to remember that Harry will always be royal," she added. "It's in his blood."
If presented to the newcomers, Burnett advised people to bow or curtsy. And never, she said, touch a royal. Instead, stand straight forward facing them with your arms at your sides.
However, Burnett also encouraged people to consider the situation before deciding how exactly to interact with the world's currently-most-watched couple. Perhaps such strict formality would be out of place on a Vancouver Island hiking trail.
"But you certainly wouldn't go up and start putting your hand out because they would offer their hand to you first and then you would shake hands," said Burnett, founder and president of Elizabeth Etiquette, an etiquette school.
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She said they should still be addressed as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, titles they still officially hold, along with the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton and the Baron and Baroness Kilkeel.
However, using those titles in Canada might be an issue. The Nickle Resolution of 1919 effectively bans foreign titles of nobility for Canadian citizens and anyone "domiciled or living in Canada." It's not clear how the resolution applies to people who already have titles when they come here.
And, in the end, the pair may prefer simply Harry and Meghan, anyway.
"They would like to be treated, I believe, as just one of the locals," said Burnett.
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