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The rules of Harry and Meghan

6X what you really SHOULD NOT do

If you are invited to the wedding of the century (or at least of the first quarter of this century), you have received a thick script outlining what you should and especially what you should not do. Be careful, because a misstep can happen so easily.

1. No phone

Preferably leave it at home and otherwise hand it in upon entering the church. Oh, how I would love to rummage through all those mobile phones. And don't take any selfies. The Queen hates selfies. Just like high heels by the way, but more on that tomorrow.

2. Go to the bathroom on time

That is seriously stated in the handbook. Please use the restroom between 09:00 and 11:00, so you don't have to disturb the ceremony.

3. Don't tell anyone

Everything you see and hear stays within the walls of St. George’s Chapel. If you do, you risk never being invited again, and that, you definitely don't want.

4. Only eat when you are allowed to eat

Basically, you just do everything the queen does. If she sits down, you sit down. If she takes a bite, you take a bite. If she stops eating, you stop eating. If she keeps drinking, you don't drink too much, because drunkenness is of course a major misstep.

5. Don't catch the bouquet

And don't say anything about it, because then you immediately make a royal blunder. Members of the royal family do not throw away their bouquet. According to tradition, they place it on a grave. The first to do this was the late Queen Elizabeth. When she married King George VI, she left her bouquet on the grave of the Unknown Warrior in London’s Westminster Abbey. Since then, every royal bride has placed her bouquet on a grave. It is expected that Meghan will uphold this tradition.

6. Don't bring a gift

You send that to the couple's house. In the case of Harry and Meghan, no gifts are given. They have selected seven charities from which their guests can choose and to which they can donate. Now you want to know those charities, of course. Here they come.

  • CHIVA: for children growing up with HIV.
  • Crisis: to help homeless people build a life.
  • Myna Mahila: to help women in slums in Mumbai.
  • Scotty’s Little Soldiers: for children who have lost a parent during military service.
  • StreetGames: to help young people give their lives a positive turn.
  • Surfers Against Sewage: to protect the oceans from pollution.
  • The Wilderness Foundation: to introduce young people to nature.