Why Duchess Kate can’t sign autographs
<p><span>Duchess Kate is one of the most famous women of our time, however, there are some things she is banned from doing when she greets the public.</span></p>
<p><span>The 35-year-old and her royal family are banned from signing autographs when they meet members of the public.</span></p>
<p><span>Not only are they not allowed to write their signature, some members of the royal family also refuse to take selfies with the public.</span></p>
<p><span>According to royal insiders, the rule was established to protect the royals from people forging their signatures.</span></p>
<p><span>In 2010, Prince Charles was asked by a father if the "future King" would sign a piece of paper for his young son.</span></p>
<p><span>“Sorry, they don’t allow me to do that,” he replied. He then wrote “Charles 2010” on the paper for him.</span></p>
<p><span>Photographer Paul Williams told the </span><em><span>Daily Mail </span></em><span>that he regularly sees the royal politely decline signature requests.</span></p>
<p><span>“The long-standing rule remains in place for all royals because of the risk of the signature being forged,” he said.</span></p>
<p><span>Charles also apologised for his “shaky writing”, explaining that he never writes standing up.</span></p>
<p><span>Prince Harry has also been known to follow the meet and greet protocol closely.</span></p>
<p><span>In 2015, while visiting a war memorial in Australia, Harry told a fan he disliked selfies and ask them to take a normal photo of him. </span></p>
<p><span>The royals also follow other etiquette rules such as not being allowed to eat shellfish and not eating after the Queen has finished. </span></p>
