[MR] A Question of Protocol

[Derrick Solomon]

while there seems to be no hard and fast rules to it this is my take:

crowns:
bow to when passing or when passed by

heirs:
same as crowns

landed baronage:
only in their barony

royal thrones:
slight bow when passing


i think there is a difference between bowing to show deference and the
simple head bow (as a sign of respect).  i do the former for my
king/queen and prince/princess or a baron/baroness (if im in the lands
they hold for the crown).  the rest is a simple courtesy gesture. 

and after years of thinking i knew protocol i ran into a twist this past
weekend regarding toasting at feast.  until saturday night my experience
has always been that the highest (by op) ranking peer in attendance
offer a toast to their majesties, the next ranking peer toasted their
highnesses (if applicable) and then the next would offer the toast to
the hosting baron/baroness.  well, this weekend TE of the hosting barony
opened the toasting by toasting their majesties.  as quests of honor at
high table this seemed wrong to me (not bad, just not right) and it was
completely different then every feast i have been to in the past.

somewhere in between all of our ideas is the right one.

regards
logan