There certainly aren’t as many royal family members on the Buckingham Palace balcony now under King Charles III’s reign as there were when Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch. While the late queen seemed to have every one of her relatives squeeze onto the famous balcony, the king reserves those appearances for working royals only. But with King Charles and the Princess of Wales’ ( formerly known as Kate Middleton ) cancer battles coupled with the fact that some of the current working royals are deep into their 80s, just who is asked to step out onto the balcony for large-scale royal events may change.
For those who find themselves waving to the crowds below again, they’ll likely still have to follow the same rules under Charles they did under his mother. And that includes remembering what’s “off-limits.” What this royal did that was banned prior to a balcony appearance Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s youngest daughter, Princess Eugenie , previously talked about which rule she got in trouble for breaking one year.
Before and after their balcony appearances, the royals gather in the Centre Room, which leads out onto the balcony. They often come together there for a catch-up and drinks. But that area where they congregate is “strictly off-limits” and no photographs are to be taken there at that time.
In 2018 though, Princess Eugenie posted a picture on her Instagram page of Prince Andrew standing in a corridor before Trooping the Colour. She chose the image.