Donald Trump ignores royal protocol again as he does 1 thing to King | Royal | News

After the pomp and show outside the White House, the King and Mr. Trump held a private meeting in the Oval Office. In photographs taken before the meeting, it could be seen that the US President put his hand on the monarch’s knee and both were laughing.

Mr Trump raised eyebrows again on Monday when he appeared to pat the King on the back after their first meeting in Washington.

Although it’s not an official royal rule, it’s generally thought that physical contact with a member of the Royal Family should be avoided unless they offer to do so.

But in recent years the royal family has become more willing to break the rules and has been seen physically interacting with members of the public on many occasions.

According to the Royal Family’s official website, there are no mandatory rules of conduct when meeting the King and Queen or a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe traditional forms.

For men, this is submission (from the beginning only), while women make a small bow. Other people prefer to just shake hands as usual.

The correct official address when presented to the King is ‘Your Majesty’ followed by ‘Sir’.

The correct official address when presenting to the Queen is ‘Your Majesty’ followed by ‘Ma’am’ pronounced with a short ‘a’ as in ‘Jam’.

The same rules apply to male members of the Royal Family; The title used at first is ‘His Royal Highness’ and then ‘Sir’.

For other female members of the Royal Family, the first address is traditionally ‘Your Royal Highness’ followed by ‘Ma’am’.