For the royal household, Queen Elizabeth II has strict dinner regulations.
Even her great-grandchildren must behave properly at the dinner table according to the prim and proper monarch.
Gyles Brandreth said on Thursday’s This Morning on ITV (July 7).
“The Queen is my role model in everything,” he declared. Mobile phones during mealtimes is one of the things she won’t permit at the table with her grandchildren or even her great-grandchildren.
She prefers a formal setting, and I share her preference. It does not imply that you must have a napkin with you.
“But you do have to sit at the table nicely and you certainly mustn’t eat with your mouth open!”
Etiquette expert William Hanson earlier told “When dining with Her Majesty, no one should begin until she begins eating; similarly, when the Queen’s cutlery goes into the finished position, everyone else should follow suit – regardless of whether there is food left on their own plates.
“Starting your meal before or ending it after the Queen would be noticed by others. At your own peril commit such a faux pas.”
However, you must eat with your mouth closed and must sit at the table politely.
In a previous interview, etiquette expert William Hanson said: “When dining with Her Majesty, no one should begin until she begins eating; similarly, when the Queen’s cutlery goes into the finished position, everyone else should follow suit – regardless of whether there is food still on their own plates.
“Others would notice if you began or ended your meal before the Queen. You should never make such a mistake.
