11 Jun 16 Things Meghan Markle Can No Longer Do Now She’s Married Prince Harry

From the outside, it may look like Meghan Markle is starring in a fairy tale. After all, her life has gone through a number of sweeping changes recently. She’s met her soulmate, had a whirlwind romance with a prince, and on May 19th with the whole world watching, she married into the British Royal family.

But now that Meghan and Prince Harry have tied the knot, Meghan must prepare for life as a full-time member of the Royal Family. After receiving the title of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan will now find herself following more scripts and rules than when she was on any movie set.

While the whole affair does sound rather magical, in reality, becoming a royal has a lot of consequences too. It is a fulltime job with a lot of responsibilities, and it may be a steep learning curve for Meghan to fit in.

Here are 10 things Meghan can no longer now she’s officially a royal…

1. Take a selfie

As a former actress, Meghan would be quite used to taking selfies with fans, but as a royal, it’s a big faux pas. However, it looks like she may have already gotten the hang of this rule. In December, Meghan reportedly refused to pose for one, telling a fan “we’re not allowed to do selfies”.

It remains to be seen just how strict this particular rule is, though. It seems other members of the Royal Family have slipped and taken a handheld snap with a stranger, including Prince Charles and even the Queen!

Meghan has also retired from acting because, let’s face it, the Queen wouldn’t be happy with her starring in steamy scenes like the one below:

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2. Have her own social media accounts

Meghan has already begun shutting down all of her personal social media accounts including well as her blog, which had been called The Tig. It’s likely that she’ll join Harry, William, and Kate under the Kensington Royal accounts.

Harry, William, and Kate currently use the Kensington Royal social media accounts to provide official updates on their charity work. So it looks like we can say goodbye to Meghan’s cute Snapchat filters!

3. Kiss in public

Although there is no official protocol on public displays of affection, it’s unlikely we’ll be seeing Meghan and Harry sharing a smooch anytime soon. Will and Kate don’t even hold hands in public, so the fact that Harry and Meghan do is already considered very modern. A kiss (apart from their PDAs at the Royal Wedding) might be pushing it.

If you think these rules are strict, just wait until you find out why Meghan won’t be allowed to open presents on Christmas Day anymore!

4. Open presents on Christmas day

Christmas for the Royal Family is steeped in tradition. Every year, family members join the Queen to celebrate at Sandringham House, where presents are opened on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, everyone attends church, followed by a viewing of the Queen’s annual speech.

5. Go out in public alone

This one is for obvious security reasons, and every member of the Royal Family is required to have a security detail when out in public.

6. Sign autographs

Meghan has probably signed a lot of autographs over the years as an actress, but as a royal, she will be prohibited from doing so except at official signing events. The reason is that someone could use her signature against the family by forging documents.

7. Vote

Although Meghan has been granted British citizenship after her marriage, she likely won’t be voting in any of the United Kingdom’s elections. It is considered unconstitutional for the monarchy to vote or share any political opinion, and while this technically only applies to the Queen, extended members of the Royal Family generally do not vote by convention.

Meghan teased us about her romance with Prince Harry long before it was officially announced. Check out the video below to see:

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Wondering what else Meghan can’t do? Check out number eight to find out what time Meghan’s allowed to go to bed. Yes, she may actually have a bedtime!

8. Go to sleep before the Queen

Okay, so this only applies when Meghan and the Queen are staying at the same location, but protocol requires Meghan to stay awake until Harry’s grandmother decides it’s time to go to hit the hay.

In yet another bizarre rule, Meghan and Kate are banned from wearing this type of shoe:

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9. Wear dark nail polish

Meghan will only be able to wear natural looking nail polish from here on out, or at least any time she’s attending an official event. Royal protocol forbids wearing any nail color that does appear natural.

10. Cross her legs

We’ve all seen the “Duchess slant” before. Kate Middleton seems to have perfected the seated position. Crossing one’s legs while sitting is frowned upon in the Royal Family, so it’s likely Meghan will be relearning what to do with her appendages while seated also.

Check out number 12 to discover what any future sons of Meghan’s won’t be allowed to wear!

11. Play Monopoly

Yes, believe it or not, Meghan isn’t allowed to play Monopoly now she’s married to Prince Harry. Like a number of other rules on this list, it’s the Queen’s brainchild. She doesn’t like the game because she thinks it’s “too vicious”. To be fair, she does have a point.

12. Dress her son in pants

If Meghan and Harry happen to bring another little prince into the world, he won’t be allowed to wear just anything. Oh-no. Just like his older cousin and future king, Prince George, royal boys are only allowed to wear shorts because pants are thought to be “too suburban”.

13. Wear short skirts

This probably won’t come as a surprise given that modesty is of the utmost importance for royal women, but Meghan will now need to get rid of her short skirts and shorts. Anything that goes above the knee is now considered too racy for a royal woman to wear.

There’s a cheeky facial expression that Meghan’s not allowed to make anymore too. Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!

14. Wear see-through outfits

In addition to the ban on shorts and short skirts, Meghan isn’t allowed to wear any see-through outfits. It’s no wonder then that she got tongues wagging when she decided to wear one in her engagement photo shoot with Prince Harry, but now she’s married it’s a no-no.

15. Stick her tongue out

There’s a reason why you’ll only ever see young members of the Royal Family sticking out their tongues – that’s because they are too young to know any better, but it’s deemed improper for adults to do. It’s a good thing that Miley Cyrus won’t be becoming a princess in the future.

16. Carry a large purse

Meghan might have been a fan of large purses and bags in the past, but now she’s Harry’s wife she’ll have no need for them. Why? Well, it’s because she’s royalty. Anything that she needs to keep around during the day can be carried by someone else like her security guard, for example.

Yes, all this may seem a lot to many of us – but let’s face it, we’d all happily abide by these rules if it meant we could marry into Royal and live out our dream of being a real Disney princess!

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