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Before she married Prince Harry, Meghan Markle broke royal protocol on several occasions. But she was given a pass. as many figured she would learn the rules and adjust to them over time. However, there is another royal who hasn’t had a problem with continuously bending the rules over the years.

Princess Eugenie of York has broken a number of royal rules she is expected to follow, but one in particular is really not sitting well with the queen (page 5). Here’s which rule that is, as well as some of the others the princess goes against.

Eugenie wears revealing dresses

Princess Eugenie arrives at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
She breaks some fashion rules. | Gareth Fuller – WPA Pool/Getty Images
  •  She doesn’t follow the “low hemlines and modest neckline” rule

Something the British royal ladies are not supposed to do is wear revealing outfits but Eugenie’s attire over the years doesn’t stay in line with that rule.

The princess has been spotted in everything from miniskirts to leather dresses to those with cutouts and plunging necklines — even though the royal family has a policy that only modest dresses with below-the-knee hemlines should be worn to events.

Next: The princess doesn’t pay attention to the rule regarding coats.