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Predsjednica se danas s kraljicom rukovala nešto malo drugačije nego što to državnici obično rade

Neobična gesta gospođe Grabar Kitarović na službenom prijemu

Gospođa Grabar Kitarović danas

Elizabeta II. danas je, kako su izvijestili gotovo svi mediji, primila predsjednicu RH. Sudeći prema agencijskim fotografijama, gospođa Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović pritom je službenom rukovanju s kraljicom pristupila nešto neformalnije nego se očekuje.

Predsjednica je, pruživši joj desnu ruku, lijevom primila kraljicu za podlakticu, što baš i nije očekivano. Na službenim stranicama kraljevske obitelji stoji kako ne postoje obligatorna pravila ponašanja prilikom susreta s kraljevskom obitelji, no većina državnika u tim se prigodama uglavnom drži protokola.

Kako točno izgleda taj protokol objasnio je nedavno Grant Harrold, bivši batler kraljevske obitelji i stručnjak za pravila ponašanja u njihovoj blizini.

Kraljica prva pruža ruku

Prilikom rukovanja s Elizabetom II., objasnio je Harrold, ruku treba pružiti pod pravim kutom s palcem prema gore. Nakon kontakta, palac treba nježno spustiti i prstima iznimno lagano pritisnuti kraljičine.

Ista stvar navodi se u tradicionalnim pravilima prema kojima osobe koje kraljica primi moraju čekati da im ona prva pruži ruku, te se potom trebaju lagano rukovati s njom. Svaki kontakt poput grljenja ili dodirivanja kraljice ne smatra se prikladnim.

Državnici se, uz rijetke iznimke, drže ovoga pravila, što je vidljivo tijekom nekoliko susreta kraljice Elizabete II. i njemačke kancelarke Angele Merkel ili tijekom susreta kraljice s bivšom premijerkom Trinidada i Tobaga Kamlom Persad-Bissessar i tako dalje.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) meets The Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Kamal Persad-Bissessar before the annual Commonwealth Day Observance Service at Westminster Abbey in central London, England, on March 14, 2011. The overall theme for this year’s Observance was “Women as Agents of Change.” AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal/WPA POOL / AFP PHOTO / POOL / LEON NEAL
Susret kraljice s bivšom premijerkom Trinidada i Tobaga Kamlom Persad-Bissessar AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Buckingham Palace in London, on October 30, 2008. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks dominated by the global financial crisis with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. AFP PHOTO/Anthony Devlin/ POOL / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Anthony Devlin
Susret kraljice Elizabete II. i njemačke kancelarke Angele Merkel 2008. godine AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) at Buckingham Palace, in central London on February 27, 2014. German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Britain Thursday to stay in the EU but played down David Cameron's hopes that her visit to London would bring major reforms. The British premier rolled out the red carpet in his bid to woo fellow conservative Merkel, who gave a speech to both houses of Parliament and was due to have tea with the queen. AFP PHOTO/POOL/DOMINIC LIPINSKI / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Dominic Lipinski
Susret kraljice Elizabete II. i Angele Merkel 2014. godine AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) meets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Buckingham Palace in central London on November 13, 2015. Trade deals worth £9 billion (12.7 billion euros, $13.7 billion) will be announced during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Britain, David Cameron said Thursday, as Modi indicated he wanted the UK to stay in the EU. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIC LIPINSKI/POOL / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Dominic Lipinski
Susret kraljice Elizabete II. i indijskog premijera Narendra Modia 2015. AFP
French President Francois Hollande (L) meets Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on July 10, 2012 during a meeting at the Windsor Castle, outside London, as part of his first official visit to Britain. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Steve Parsons / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Steve Parsons
Susret kraljice Elizabete II. i francuskog predsjednika Francoisa Hollandea 2012. F AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott (L) at Government House in Canberra as part of her 10-day Australian tour on October 21, 2011. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II also met with Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as the ex-colony's former leader Paul Keating revealed how he once told the monarch the nation no longer needed her. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LYNDON MECHIELSEN / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Lyndon MECHIELSEN
Susret kraljice Elizabete II. i bivšeg australskog premijera Tonya Abotta 2011. godine AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) meets NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Buckingham Palace, in central London, on November 12, 2009. NATO-led forces in Afghanistan could begin handing over some districts to Afghan security from next year, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday. Speaking after meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown -- who faces growing public criticism amid a mounting troop death toll -- Rasmussen voiced support for top US general Stanley McChrystal's call for a troop surge. AFP PHOTO/Johnny Green/POOL / AFP PHOTO / POOL / JOHNNY GREEN
Susret kraljice Elizabete II. i bivšeg tajnika NATO-a Andersa Fogha Rasmussena AFP
Gospođa Grabar Kitarović danas
Gospođa Grabar Kitarović s kraljicom danas

Fotografija hrvatske predsjednice objavljena je na Instagramu kraljevske obitelji, a njezinu neobičnu gestu primijetili su mnogi.

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