Royal events are generally meticulously planned and executed; however, mistakes have occurred, some of which have gone virtually unnoticed.
In April, Prince William and Kate celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, and attention turned back to their royal wedding day, including one moment that nearly went wrong when the late Queen Elizabeth II arrived.
Watch the video below to see how it all happened…
Upon arrival, Queen Elizabeth II could be seen trying to tell her guard not to open the car door on her side—an easily missed moment. The car stopped on the wrong side of the pavement near Westminster Abbey, forcing the Queen to cross to the other side, where Prince Philip was seated.
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Etiquette expert Alexandra Messervy immediately spotted the gaffe. "I noticed that the car carrying the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had pulled up completely the wrong way into Deans Yard at Westminster Abbey," she told the podcast hosts. HELLO!« A Right Royal »"Andrea Caamano and Emmy Griffiths in an upcoming episode.
«"The Queen exited the door on the wrong side, and there was a bit of a commotion. I think the guard who opened the door looked confused, even though the Queen wasn't actually where she usually is. According to protocol, she should have been on the sidewalk side, but she was on the other side.".
Prince William and Princess Kate smile after their wedding at Westminster Abbey (Chris Jackson).
«"But looking back, since she never made a mistake with her foot, was it really a mistake? Maybe her foot was hurting that day and she couldn't get out on the left side, or maybe it was easier for her to get out on the right side, I don't know.".
«"You always let the Queen out onto the pavement," Alexandra said, sipping tea in the living room of her cozy cottage in Somerset, a rural county in southwest England. "Luckily, the Queen ignored the security guard who opened her car door and instead quickly moved to follow Prince Philip as he stepped out of his car onto the pavement.".
She added: "I think it was an oversight, and of course, according to any protocol, a woman should go out on the sidewalk. This all comes from the days of carriages and horses: gentlemen preferred to go out on the sidewalk on the outside, and women on the other, to avoid the mud.".
The Queen in an Angela Kelly coat-dress at William and Kate's wedding (Getty)
The Prince and Princess of Wales married at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011, with the ceremony watched by more than 162 million viewers worldwide.
The late Queen's arrival wasn't the only event that could raise eyebrows, but few knew that Princess Kate's wedding look broke 350 years of tradition simply because she chose to let her hair down.
According to the documentary "« William and Kate: The Journey» , Royal officials advised Kate to wear her hair up, but she refused.
«"Royal sources tell me that members of the royal family have made it very clear to Kate that they would prefer her to wear her hair up for this special occasion," said royal reporter Ashley Pearson.
The royal wedding was watched by millions of people around the world (Getty).
Throughout history, it has been a custom for royal brides to wear their hair in a bun on their wedding day, and many brides, even after becoming duchesses, continued this ancient tradition.
Despite this, Kate's beautiful wedding dress will go down in royal history as one of the most iconic. Heir to the throne, William, married his former university flatmate, Kate Middleton, after an eight-year relationship.
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More than a decade later, the couple has three children: ten-year-old Prince George, eight-year-old Princess Charlotte, and six-year-old Prince Louis.
As a senior member of the royal family, Kate has focused her charitable work on early childhood development, youth mental health, the visual arts, and promoting the benefits of outdoor living.