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All the royal rules Duchess Meghan will now have to follow

Goodbye Meghan Markle, hello Duchess of Sussex.

After months of lead up, Prince Harry and Meghan finally wed on the weekend in a lavish ceremony fit for the royalty Meghan has now married into.

While joining the royal family may come with plenty of upside, it also comes with a thick rule book that Meghan will now have to follow to the letter.

Here are some of the things she’ll no longer be able to do.

See her beloved dog Bogart

There was really no question that Meghan would have to relocated to the UK once she married Prince Harry. Unfortunately that meant she had to leave one of her beloved rescue dogs go as he was too old to travel by plane. Bogart, a Labrador-shepherd cross, was left with a friend in Canada.

However her other dog, a beagle named Guy, has successfully relocated to England and has even made friends with the Queen. He was spotted riding in the car with the Queen to the wedding on Saturday.

Go out in public alone

The Duchess of Sussex will have to get used to being surrounded by security at all time when she steps out into the public.

Taking selfies

She loved taking selfies with her fans when she was an actress, but Meghan will no longer be allowed to take selfies.

According to The Mirror, Meghan was prohibited from taking selfies in the lead-up to the big day, and told a couple in Nottingham, “We’re not allowed to do selfies.”

Wear anything too short

Although in her Hollywood days, Meghan wouldn’t be shy about baring her legs, she won’t be allowed to wear anything with short hemlines anymore.

The Queen disapproves of hems rising over an inch or two above the knee.

Vote

She’s been granted Leave to Remain in Britain, but won’t be given citizenship for several years as she will have to go through the normal visa process like everyone else.

However, once Meghan becomes a British citizen she won’t get to vote in elections.

According to the parliament website: “Although not prohibited by law, it is considered unconstitutional for the Monarch to vote in an election.”

A Buckingham Palace spokesman told Newsweek in June 2017 that members of the royal family do not vote “by convention”.

Have her own social media accounts

Since her relationship with Prince Harry went public, Meghan had to delete her own social media accounts, which she regularly posted on with updates of her day-to-day life.

Now, in keeping with royal protocol, Meghan will join Harry, Kate, and William on the Kensington Royal social media accounts that updates the public with their charities.

Sign autographs

They’re not celebrities so royal family members are forbidden by protocol from signing autographs for the public.

When asked for his signature, Prince Charles always responds: “Sorry, they don’t allow me to do that.”

However, royals are allowed to sign visitors’ books when on official engagements as well as official documents.

Go to bed before the Queen

When the royal family members are in the same house (or castle), the Queen determines when the night is over. The others reportedly don’t “feel right” about excusing themselves to go to bed before the Queen.

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