Halloween is a big deal in the UK, and even the Royal Family are fans. But unlike us regular folk, there's a strict rule that stops them from celebrating this spooky holiday in public.
Prince William and Kate Middleton, along with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, do celebrate Halloween, but they do it privately at home.
Even though Queen Elizabeth doesn't mind a bit of Halloween fun, a rule was put in place by Alexandrina Victoria, who was queen from 1837 to 1901. She said that all things related to October 31 should be handled with class and sophistication, according to royal expert Christina Reeves.
This means that the royals should always behave well and respect themselves when they're in public, which includes not dressing up for Halloween. But that hasn't stopped some of them from getting into the Halloween spirit now and then!
Queen Elizabeth has even sported a costume or two in her time, including when she dressed up for a performance of Cinderella at Windsor Castle in 1941. But she stopped wearing costumes after being crowned in 1952.
In some Royal costume controversy, the Duke of Sussex infamously attended a costume party in London dressed in a Nazi uniform. This has very likely added to the Royal Family's lack of public-facing Halloween celebrations.
The Sussexes are said to love celebrating Halloween and all of its traditions including carving pumpkins. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry previously celebrated with Princess Eugenie and her now-husband Jack. The mum-of-two recalled their night out at Soho House in Toronto in 2016. Meghan and Harry purchased Venetian-style masks so they could go to the party in secret. Speaking on the Ellen Show, she previously said: "He [Harry] came to see me in Toronto and our friends and his cousin Eugenie and now her husband Jack, they came as well.
"And the four of us snuck out in Halloween costumes to just have one fun night on the town before it was out in the world that we were a couple."
In response, Ellen said: "So you went with Harry to a Halloween party and they had no idea it was the two of you?"
Meghan confirmed this and added: "It was a post-apocalypse theme. So we had all this very bizarre costuming on and we were able to just sort of have one final fun night out."
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