When country meets royalty, protocol goes out the window!Kacey Musgravescrossed paths withPrince Harryat the Royal Variety Performance in 2015, where she memorably gave the royal a high-five — and immediately received criticism for the casual greeting!“Apparently afterwards, the guy that works at the label was like, ‘No, no, no,’ ” the singer recalled in an interview withAccess Hollywood. “He was like, ‘I can’t believe you gave him a high-five. That’s just unbelievable.’ He’s like, ‘No, there’s a way to address the royal family, and a high-five, going up top is not the way.’ ”However, Musgraves didn’t see what the big deal was. After all,Prince Harrydidn’t seem to mind — in a photo from the moment, he has a big smile on his face.“I was like, ‘I didn’t know. He went in for it, so whatever,’ ” she said.Paul Hackett - WPA Pool/GettyThe Grammy winner, 31, previously discussed the meeting during an interview with theBBC, pointing towards her country upbringing for the informal greeting.“Okay, so I’m from Texas. I haven’t read the manual on royal etiquette. I didn’t really go to elocution lessons or anything,” Musgraves said. “He came up and he just seemed super friendly, and I put my hand up and he went for it. We had a laugh. And later, when I came back, the label was like, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have done that.’ That was kind of a no-no.”Prince Harry in 2015.Paul Hackett - WPA Pool/GettyMusgraves isn’t the only celebrity whose starstruck encounter with a royal led to a semi-awkward moment. During an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showlast year,Shawn Mendesrecalled being invited to perform atQueen Elizabeth‘s92nd birthday concert— andstanding next to her in silence for 10 minutes.While the “In My Blood” singer — whose mother is English — kept “looking at her,” he explained that he didn’t break the ice because “you’re not allowed to speak to her unless she speaks to you first, so it was this 10 minutes of awkward silence.”“It was super weird,” he continued, adding that the Queen didn’t even look at him once.Olivia Colman in The Crown.AndOlivia Colman, who playsQueen ElizabethinThe Crownseason 3, gathered the courage to askPrince Williamif he watched the Netflix hit about his family — and sheadmitted that the conversation “didn’t go very well.”Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE‘s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!“He asked what I was doing at the moment before he quickly added, ‘Actually, I know what you’re doing,’ ” Colman reveals onThe Graham Norton Show.“I was so excited and asked, ‘Have you watched it?’ ” she continues. “His answer was a firm, ‘No.’ But he was very charming and very lovely.”
When country meets royalty, protocol goes out the window!
Kacey Musgravescrossed paths withPrince Harryat the Royal Variety Performance in 2015, where she memorably gave the royal a high-five — and immediately received criticism for the casual greeting!
“Apparently afterwards, the guy that works at the label was like, ‘No, no, no,’ ” the singer recalled in an interview withAccess Hollywood. “He was like, ‘I can’t believe you gave him a high-five. That’s just unbelievable.’ He’s like, ‘No, there’s a way to address the royal family, and a high-five, going up top is not the way.’ ”
However, Musgraves didn’t see what the big deal was. After all,Prince Harrydidn’t seem to mind — in a photo from the moment, he has a big smile on his face.
“I was like, ‘I didn’t know. He went in for it, so whatever,’ ” she said.
Paul Hackett - WPA Pool/Getty
The Grammy winner, 31, previously discussed the meeting during an interview with theBBC, pointing towards her country upbringing for the informal greeting.
“Okay, so I’m from Texas. I haven’t read the manual on royal etiquette. I didn’t really go to elocution lessons or anything,” Musgraves said. “He came up and he just seemed super friendly, and I put my hand up and he went for it. We had a laugh. And later, when I came back, the label was like, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have done that.’ That was kind of a no-no.”
Prince Harry in 2015.Paul Hackett - WPA Pool/Getty
Musgraves isn’t the only celebrity whose starstruck encounter with a royal led to a semi-awkward moment. During an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showlast year,Shawn Mendesrecalled being invited to perform atQueen Elizabeth‘s92nd birthday concert— andstanding next to her in silence for 10 minutes.
While the “In My Blood” singer — whose mother is English — kept “looking at her,” he explained that he didn’t break the ice because “you’re not allowed to speak to her unless she speaks to you first, so it was this 10 minutes of awkward silence.”
“It was super weird,” he continued, adding that the Queen didn’t even look at him once.
Olivia Colman in The Crown.
AndOlivia Colman, who playsQueen ElizabethinThe Crownseason 3, gathered the courage to askPrince Williamif he watched the Netflix hit about his family — and sheadmitted that the conversation “didn’t go very well.”
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE‘s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!
“He asked what I was doing at the moment before he quickly added, ‘Actually, I know what you’re doing,’ ” Colman reveals onThe Graham Norton Show.
“I was so excited and asked, ‘Have you watched it?’ ” she continues. “His answer was a firm, ‘No.’ But he was very charming and very lovely.”
source: people.com
