Originally Posted By laphamsquarterly

laphamsquarterly: 2012: Queen Elizabeth II updates the Order of Precedence, a document governing the curtseys of various royal ladies, stirring up old wounds amongst the women of the House of Windsor. 1770: Marie Antoinette, future Queen of France, struggles with how to behave when introduced to her father-in-law Louis XIV’s mistress.  Being American means never having to curtsey.

laphamsquarterly:

2012: Queen Elizabeth II updates the Order of Precedence, a document governing the curtseys of various royal ladies, stirring up old wounds amongst the women of the House of Windsor.

1770: Marie Antoinette, future Queen of France, struggles with how to behave when introduced to her father-in-law Louis XIV’s mistress. 

Being American means never having to curtsey.

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    Life is never simple at court.
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    Being American means never having to curtsey.
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