A flurry of photos of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle holding hands, hugging and even—gasp—kissing, surfaced last week, and it got us thinking: How come we never see Prince William and Kate Middleton canoodling in public?
Thankfully, there’s a simple explanation.
While there is no royal law that forbids future monarchs (or second-in-line-to-the-throne princes, for that matter) from showing affection, Queen Elizabeth II set a precedent that encourages royals to keep their hands to themselves.