10 royal wedding etiquette rules every member of the royal family must follow

• Another royal wedding is fastly approaching following the announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement. 
• From the guest list to the location, a lot goes into planning a royal wedding. 
• Here are 10 rules the royal family must always follow when it comes to weddings. 

Whether you're an official guest or a gawker, brush up on these royal rules for getting hitched.

Get the Queen's permission

Asking a father for his daughter's hand in marriage seems a bit archaic, but the Wall Street Journal reported that a 2015 Internet poll by The Knot reveals 77 percent of suitors still get a parent's permission. However, when it comes to following wedding etiquette for the royal family, pops isn't the only one that needs to be asked. According to Brides.com, The Royal Marriages Act of 1772 requires that all royal family members must ask the sovereign's approval in order to get hitched. Looks like Prince Harry must have done just that as Clarence House announced in November 2017, "His Royal Highness and Ms. Markle became engaged in London earlier this month Prince Harry has informed Her Majesty the Queen and other close members of his family. Prince Harry has also sought and received the blessing of Ms. Markle's parents." Find out the wedding etiquette rules you absolutely cannot break.

Engagements are short

When it comes to putting together a royal wedding, time is of the essence. In fact, Elle Australia explains that royal engagements are brief, lasting only a few months. No surprise then that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking toward a May 2018 wedding following their November 2017 engagement, reports The Sun.

Going stag?

Here in the U.S., we know it as the bachelor or bachelorette party, but the Brits call it the stag do or hen party. As you probably surmised, a stag do is for the guys, while the ladies are the hens. Perhaps not the most politically correct nomenclature, but these parties have been around a long time. In fact, the stag party originated way back in ancient Sparta where, according to Time Magazine, soldiers partook in a huge feast and toasted the groom-to-be be. It seems many modern British groomsmen have extended this one-night celebration into an entire weekend. Prince William's affair took place about a month before his wedding and was hosted by brother Harry at a country estate. Brides.com notes that it wasn't until 1960 that British brides got their turn to whoop it up like the men. The Duchess of Cambridge and, more recently, her sister Pippa both had weekend affairs, with skiing in the French Alps for Pippa and her hens. Check out these awesome ideas for your own girls weekend getaway.