Did Meghan Markle Forget to Curtsy to Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Wedding? Not So Fast Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are officially a married couple! In case you haven't heard, the happy duo tied the knot at St. George's Chapel in England on Saturday, May 19, and we're still swooning over the stunning photos. What the newlyweds did after exchanging vows, though, had some viewers questioning if Meghan forgot to curtsy to Queen Elizabeth as she made her way up the aisle with her prince. To be fair, Harry did admit nerves were running high during the ceremony. So, was royal protocol — which says Meghan has to curtsy to the queen — really broken? Not so fast. As another eagle-eyed viewer watching at home pointed out, the effects of TV editing are to blame for the confusion. "Here is the bow/curtsy, which you can barely see because some genius decided on a wide shot," the user tweeted along with a video to prove it. Here is the bow/curtsy, which you can barely see because some genius decided on a wide shot. #royalwedding pic.twitter.com/tBszb91Whn — Moniek Bloks (@HistoryRoyalWmn) May 19, 2018 Case closed. Now can we talk about how Harry and Meghan looked like a real-life Ken and Barbie at their wedding reception? Congrats again to the newlyweds!<doc-sep>As far as royal brides go, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is beloved for being a tradition-breaker, but she’ll still curtsy for the queen. Despite concerns and questions online about whether Meghan curtsied to Queen Elizabeth, Meghan did curtsy to Queen Elizabeth at the royal wedding ceremony on May 19. Her curtsy is a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, but if you look closely, the video below shows the evidence. Blame the reactions on the camerawork. At the exact moment when she performed the gesture, cameras panned to a wide shot. So plenty of viewers missed the dutiful move. Meghan had certainly nailed the curtsy before, making headlines with her curtsy at the Christmas Day church service in 2017. And Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge almost forgot the dutiful gesture back when all eyes were on her. According to the BBC, royal protocol dictates anyone lucky enough to meet the queen needs to bow their head, curtsy or execute a third option: a combo of both. But the rulebook may actually be more relaxed than that. In 2014, Dickie Arbiter, the Queen’s former press secretary and author of On Duty With The Queen, said it’s simply “not necessary.” “There is this sort of myth that comes from the annals of time that says whenever a member of the royal family went past, you did a curtsy or bow,” he said. “But there is no hard and fast rule, and if you can’t do it or don’t feel comfortable doing it or don’t want to do it that’s fine; it doesn’t mean you hold the queen in any less respect and you won’t be sent to the Tower.” Either way, Meghan did it. 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Contact us at letters@time.com.<doc-sep>Meghan Markle, aka the Duchess of Sussex (!!! ), said I do to Prince Harry at St. George's Chapel in Windsor today, and apparently (maybe?) she didn't curtsy to Queen Elizabeth, and hence, Twitter is losing it! Plenty of people on the social network hopped on to holler about the curtsy (or possible lack thereof), and it's... well, it's just CLASSIC Twitter. Like, it's such a lovely day, can't we just talk about how gorgeous they look, and how beautiful the ceremony was, and how there's now PRINCESS MEGHAN! ? No. No, we cannot. Here we go. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Did Meghan not curtsy to the Queen or did I just miss it?! #RoyalWedding — RoyallyKate- (@RoyallyKate) May 19, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Apparently no curtsy. Some saying as Duchess of Sussex is still a US citizen - but she has curtsied to Queen before, so a precedent had been set. Odd. — William Hanson (@williamhanson) May 19, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Meghan - did you forget to curtsy to Her Majesty? I will have to lie down for months if you did forget. #royalwedding — William Hanson (@williamhanson) May 19, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. There is a long list of royal protocol that Meghan will now have to follow, including knowing who to curtsy to! #TLCRoyalWedding — Randy Fenoli (@randyfenoli) May 19, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Notable departures in this #royalwedding: Harry wears a wedding ring. Charles escorting Meghan. No curtsy to the Queen (whether an oversight or deliberate). And the diversity of the service. -- MM — What Meghan Wore (@whatmegwore) May 19, 2018 Although some were quick to point out that the camera work at the wedding was "messy" and so it very easily could have missed the official curtsy. That said, whatever Meghan did was perfect, because this is her big day, and so she can't be wrong. That's just how it goes. 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Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) She may be breaking tradition, but she still curtsies for the queen. Royal wedding watchers thought they caught a major faux pas when it looked like the new Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, didn’t bow for Queen Elizabeth II during Saturday’s service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. “Could someone please tell me why she did not curtsy to the Queen? Is this a new protocol? Because she is American? Because she forgot? What?” one person tweeted. “Ok, forgive me if I missed it, but where was the curtesy?! Huge mistake if that was missed. I mean, she has lent you her grandmother’s tiara – take a moment to curtsy!” someone else wrote. Etiquette coach William Hanson wrote: “Meghan – did you curtsy to Her Majesty? I will have to lie down for months if you did forget.” It turned out that the 36-year-old former actress actually did curtsy, but the dutiful moment was cut short by some wonky TV video editing. Royal superfans inspected the clip and noticed the camera panned to a wide shot during Meghan’s bow. Looking closely, viewers could see the beginning of a head bow before the shot panned to a view of the inside of the chapel. “Here is the bow/curtsy, which you can barely see because some genius decided on a wide shot,” @HistoryRoyalWmn tweeted along with a video. The BBC, ITV and Sky News covered the event. None of the networks immediately responded to a request for comment.