From the abdication of King Edward VIII to Prince Harry stepping down as senior royal, the British royal family has always been in the news. Here are some fascinating facts about the royal family that you might not know. Royals, especially famous royals such as the British royal family, are known all around the world. We all know about the royals, their social engagements, foreign visit, glamourous lifestyle. But apart from the hype and controversies, there are still much left that we don’t know about the British royals. Here are some of the fascinating facts about the British royal family. The Queen has two birthdays in a year Yes! She gets the life we all secretly desire and even get to celebrate two birthdays! The first birthday is her actual birth date, and the second birthday is due to the tradition started in 1760 when the sovereign celebrates their birthday with their subjects. The Queen celebrates her actual birthday privately with family in attendance, and on her “official” birthday, there is a grand parade and quite an extravaganza for the public to enjoy. Do not touch them if you are not royalty If you ever have a chance to meet any member of the royal family, then you can touch them out of excitement. It is a well-established rule that non-royals are not supposed to touch royals unless they ask you to. But this rule is often broken when they meet celebrities from all across the world who are not aware of it. They are not allowed to play Monopoly It is not exactly a rule written on the stone, but Duke of York, Prince Andrew once revealed that they, as a family, are not allowed to play Monopoly because it gets too vicious. Well, we don’t know about them, but we can’t imagine our life without Monopoly. Remember to follow the Queen If you are a British national, then you must know this rule and even follow it but if you are not, remember that Queen sets the pace to all social engagements. If you ever get a chance to have a meal with her, then you must put down your spoon and stop eating as soon as she is done. This rule is applied even to other members royal family. Members of the royal family cannot refuse a gift. The members of the royal family cannot refuse any present given to them. What they do with the gifts is also decided by the Queen as the gifts belongs to the British crown. Which one of these facts surprised you the most?
