2. Women need to sit in a specific way.

Reason: That’s not how the media can get a sneaky, embarrassing shot.
Exception: None
This rule is well-known to viewers of The Princess Diaries because it was mentioned in a sequence from the popular film, which starred Anne Hathaway as Princess Mia. This rule turns out to be more true than not.

Women need to sit in specific ways. ©Getty Images/Matt Cardy
It is customary for royal women to sit with their legs crossed, either at the ankle or knee. The palace doesn’t want the press to have an awkward picture of a royal woman, who frequently wears dresses or skirts. That’s the straightforward explanation for this.