It may be kinked ...
In the high nobility, the court kinks are part of it, but who kinks in front of whom? Many of us have grown up with it: Little girls made a curtsey to adults, that was one of them. In the meantime that has become much looser, but in high-noble circles the Hofknicks still belongs to it, actually always before higher ranked ones. Nevertheless, the right "to my knees" raises questions again and again. Who's going to break in front of whom? Let's take a look last week: Duchess Camilla (64) and Prince Charles (63) traveled to Scandinavia . Norway's heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon (38) and Princess Mette-Marit (38), picked her up from the airport. And what did the radiant Mette? She went very low in front of Camilla .
Some were surprised. As wives of heirs to the throne, Camilla and Mette have the same rank. There is no royal knuckles required according to royal etiquette. Did Mette make a mistake? Hardly likely. Even at the state visit in 2005 in England, Norway's princess had already made a curtsey before Camilla. That is why Norway's nobility expert Kjell Arne Totland is certain: "It was not a mistake. Mette-Marit did so as a statement of her respect for a lady who is considerably older than her. " Camilla was greeted differently in Denmark. Princess Mary (40), wife of the heir to the throne Frederik (43), did not kink, but she hugged the duchess and gave her kisses on the cheek, left and right. A warm welcome, very familiar. Later, at an official dinner in the palace in Copenhagen, the greetings went on cheerfully. And then "unadorned" ladies like actress Sofie Gråbøl (43, "Commissioner Lund") elegantly showed what they can do: it can be kinked ...
