Texas curtsey: Meghan Markle’s awkwardness has turned this lovely gesture into a mockery of the Queen

Body language experts agree that Meghan Markle has attempted a Texas bow – the deepest and most sophisticated of them all. This is evidenced by wide spread arms, the torso bent forward as much as possible and the head completely lowered. A girl bowing in a Texas bow looks natural and graceful, almost like a ballerina performing a role in Swan Lake, and it is an art in itself to rise beautifully from such a bow.

It is believed that the Texas bow cannot be done wrong: an unprepared girl simply cannot take it. Well, Meghan Markle excelled again!

The tradition of this gesture of respect dates back to the first decade of the 20th century, when the Pink Balls became widespread in the United States, where young girls were introduced to secular society and paraded to potential suitors. Then the standard of the final bow developed, in which the debutante crossed her legs in a peculiar way and squatted very deeply, spreading her arms wide and bowing her head almost to the floor. It was allowed to turn your face to the side so as not to stain your dress with lipstick. Of course, a beautiful long dress is required for such a ceremony: it hides the “complexities” of the legs and gives the spectacle a special beauty.

At the same time, the etiquette of the British royal family does not require such a thing. When the ladies approach the queen, they are supposed to simply bow: take one foot back, rest the toe on the floor, and bend both legs at the knees. It is absolutely not necessary to fall face down, just lower your head and look a little. And no swan will pass through hands at all!

At the time of the farewell to Elizabeth II. Markle, as we can see, has mastered this art.

But when they first met, Megan herself gave it a hard time – and vainly decided to bring it up again in the Netflix movie, a parody of meeting the queen.

Of course, the American Megan knew very well what a proper Texas curl should look like. Heirs of rich families learn it without problems when preparing for the debutante ball, but there are no restrictions that prevent any girl from mastering this elegant ceremony. Texas is very close to Markle’s hometown of Los Angeles. And, for example, Tori Spelling performed an exemplary Texas bow in the cult series about a school in California. And actress Megan apparently just didn’t get the right role – she began performing royal duties without rehearsals.

Let’s not argue, it’s beautiful to make a deep bow without preparation. But it’s a shame that Meghan decided to make fun of a beautiful tradition inaccessible to her and depicted the ceremony in a bizarre way – this turned out to be even more cheeky, considering what a blow the recent death of Elizabeth II was to the Windsors. . And Harry’s eyes say it all without words. Oh Megan, Megan!