Royal protocol is the system of etiquette governing royal occasions: who greets whom, who stands where, what is worn and when. At state visits it converts hierarchy into choreography — the heir escorts, the monarch hosts, the Princess dresses in the guest’s colors. The flawless protocol of the October 2026 Windsor welcome for Oman’s Sultan demonstrated how the system turns potentially stiff ceremony into warm, readable theatre.
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