The Prime Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has been criticized by Arlene Foster for bowing to the Queen instead of bowing during a recent meeting in Edinburgh.
met with the Queen at Holyroodhouse Palace on Wednesday alongside Scottish Parliament Speaker Alison Johnstone, just 24 hours after the SNP leader unveiled plans for a second Scottish independence referendum next October .
Former Prime Minister Arlene Foster tweeted about the recent royal interaction and said meeting the queen was one of the “greatest privileges” she had during her role in the Northern Ireland executive.
She tweeted, “Why didn’t she [sic] does a bow ?? It was one of the greatest privileges I had as an NI FM to pay homage to members of the royal house, including HM the Queen. “
Some Twitter users responded to GB News presenter’s allegations about the interaction.
One said, “Because she is respectful of both parties but not subordinate. You see that Nicola, like most normal people who respect each other, knows that we are all equal and that no human or group has more right than another. “.
Another said: “It is not mandatory. When the Queen was in Belfast a few years ago and met with many local people at St Georges Market, no one asked, nor was she forced to pay homage to her, including me. We did a rehearsal the day before and all this was talked about, ”said another, while one person said it was an“ anachronistic and clumsy ”gesture.
“Because it is an anachronistic and clumsy gesture that has no place in the modern world. In case you haven’t noticed (don’t you have?) This is the 21st century “, adds another.
The royal family website says that reverence is not “mandatory” when meeting the queen or a member of the royal family.
“There are no mandatory codes of conduct when meeting the queen or a member of the royal family, but many people want to observe traditional forms. For men this is a neck loop (only from the head) while women they make a small bow.Other people prefer to simply shake hands in the usual way.
“In the presentation to the Queen, the correct formal address is ‘Your Majesty’ and later ‘Lady’, pronounced with a short ‘a’, as in ‘jam’. For male members of the royal family s ‘apply the same rules, with the title used in the first instance’ Va Altesa Reial ‘and later’ Senyor ‘.
“For other female members of the Royal Family, the first address is conventionally” Your Royal Highness “and later” Lady “.