Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort, reacts as a young girl curtsies during her visit to Coram Beanstalk children's reading charity for its 50th anniversary celebrations, in London, Britain, February 2, 2023. Justin Tallis/Pool via REUTERS 

British Prime Minister Liz Truss curtsies during an audience Britain 's King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, in London, Britain September 9, 2022. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS 

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall receives a curtsy from President of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), Dame Darcey Bussell as RAD student Ottilie McKinley looks on at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Britain, June 9, 2021. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May curtsies as she greets Queen Elizabeth before King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrive for a Ceremonial Welcome during a state visit, in London, Britain October 23, 2018. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS 

Princess Leonor does a curtsy to her father Spain's King Felipe after he presented her with the insignia of the "Toison de Oro" (Order of the Golden Fleece) during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Juan Medina 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May curtsies to Queen Elizabeth as they wait for the start of a ceremonial welcome for the Spanish King and Queen on Horse Guards Parade, in central London, Britain July 12, 2017. Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia are on a state visit to Britain. REUTERS/Matt Dunham/Pool 

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May curtsies as she greets Queen Elizabeth during a ceremonial welcome for Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto and his wife Angelica Rivera, at Horse Guards Parade in London March 3, 2015. The President and his wife are guests of Queen Elizabeth during their three day state visit to Britain. REUTERS/POOL/Leon Neal (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT) 

UConn women's basketball star Stefanie Dolson (C) curtsies as she stands between U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and UConn women's head basketball coach Geno Auriemma (R) after Dolson fell off the side of the stage during a ceremony honoring the NCAA basketball champion University of Connecticut Huskies men's and women's basketball teams in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 9, 2014. Dolson was uninjured in the fall. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Canada's Governor General David Johnston (L) and five-year-old Lucy Turk curtsy during a tree planting ceremony with Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2nd R), his wife Evelin (C) and Johnston's wife Sharon (R) at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Canada's Governor General David Johnston (front, L) and five-year-old Lucy Turk (bottom, 2nd R) curtsy during a welcoming ceremony for Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (back L) at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Five-year-old Lucy Turk curtsies in front of Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (C) and his wife Evelin (L) as Sharon Johnston, wife of Canada's Governor General David Johnston, looks on during a tree-planting ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Camilla (R), Duchess of Cornwall, curtsies to Jordan's King Abdullah as she arrives with her husband Britain's Prince Charles at the Royal Palace in Amman March 12, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) curtsies to Japan's Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (front R) as she enters a venue for a family photo session at the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Tokyo October 12, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) curtsies to Japan's Finance Minister Koriki Jojima as she enters a venue for a family photo session at the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Tokyo October 12, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The traditional Queen Charlotte's cake is wheeled into the ballroom during Queen Charlotte's Ball in central London September 14, 2012. As part of the event, the girls perform special curtsies to the nine-tier-high cake. Queen Charlotte's Ball is the crowning event of the London Season, a programme for a hand-picked group of girls from rich backgrounds, normally between 17 and 20 years old, involving meetings with aristocracy, etiquette classes, and charity fund-raising. Picture taken September 14, 2012. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD)

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Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva curtsies after winning her quarterfinal Women's Light (60kg) boxing match against China's Dong Cheng at the London Olympic Games August 6, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT BOXING OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva curtsies after winning her quarterfinal Women's Light (60kg) boxing match against China's Dong Cheng at the London Olympic Games August 6, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT BOXING OLYMPICS)

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) curtsies as her and her husband Prince William bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth (R) during a visit to Vernon Park in Nottingham, central England, June 13, 2012. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ROYALS) 

Spain's Princess Letizia curtsies to Queen Rania at the Basman Palace In Amman April 13, 2011. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS FASHION) 

Melissa Leo (R), best supporting actress nominee for her role in "The Fighter," curtsies in front of presenter Kirk Douglas during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) (OSCARS-SHOW) 

A young girl curtsies after presenting flowers to Britain's Queen Elizabeth at Queen's Park in Toronto July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (CANADA - Tags: ROYALS SOCIETY) 

Veteran U.S. Army Captain Dawn Halfaker curtsies during the Dressed To Kilt charity fashion show in New York April 5, 2010. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Erskine Hospital of Scotland and the Wounded Warrior Project. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: FASHION SOCIETY MILITARY) 

Gold medallist Heather Moyse (4th R) of Canada watches as team mate Kaillie Humphries (3rd R) curtsies while the other medallists applaud during the medal ceremony for the women's bobsleigh at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Segar (CANADA)

Actress Renee Zellweger curtsies as she takes the stage for ceremonies to honor her as Hasty Pudding Theatricals' 2009 Woman of the Year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts February 5, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) 

Actor John Travolta (R), dressed in Giorgio Armani, dances during performance of Oscar nominated song "So Close" during the 80th annual Academy Awards, the Oscars, in Hollywood February 24, 2008. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES-OSCARS) 

U.S. actress Goldie Hawn reacts at the red carpet as she arrives to the screening of the film 'Elegy' running in the competition at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 10, 2008. The 58th Berlinale, one of the world's most prestigious film festivals, will run from February 7 to 17 in the German capital. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY) 

A Ugandan schoolgirl curtsies as she greets Britain's Queen Elizabeth II upon the Queen's arrival to the Ugandan Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 22, November 2007. The Queen is due to officiate at the opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 23 November.REUTERS/Enock Kakande/Pool (UGANDA) 

Participants receive flowers during a performance during the 2007 "Your Highness Grandmother" pageant in Brooklyn, New York, October 20, 2007. Some 15 grandmothers, virtually all drawn from Brooklyn's close-knit Russian immigrant community of Brighton Beach, sang, danced and even vamped across the stage at a local nightspot as they competed for the pageant's top honors of Ms. Grandmother and Ms. Queen Grandmother 2007. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) 

Actress Maura West curtsies onstage after winning for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her role in "As the World Turns'' at the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, California, June 15, 2007. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES) 

Debutante Ashley Walker Bush, granddaughter of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and niece of U.S. President George W. Bush, represents the United States as she curtsies on stage in the Grand Ballroom of New York's famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel during the 52nd International Debutante Ball December 29, 2006. Some 53 young women from nine countries made their formal debut at the annual ball where more than 2,000 women from 72 countries have been presented since 1954. Picture taken December 29, 2006. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) 

Debutante Jessica Anne Howe of Dallas, Texas, executes the "Texas dip" curtsy next to her escort (L) on the stage in the Grand Ballroom of New York's famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel during the 52nd International Debutante Ball December 29, 2006. Some 53 young women from nine countries made their formal debut at the annual ball where more than 2,000 women from 72 countries have been presented since 1954. Picture taken December 29, 2006. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES) 

Princess Diana curtsies to Sultan Qaboos of Oman after an informal dinner at Bait al Baraka on November 12, 1986 in Oman. REUTERS/Nick Didlick 

Actress Helen Mirren (R) curtsies beside director Stephen Frears at the Cinema Palace in Venice September 2, 2006. Mirren stars in 'The Queen' which is showing at the Venice film festival. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (ITALY) 

Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro curtsies during a photocall for his in-competition film entry 'El Laberinto Del Fauno' at the 59th Cannes Film Festival May 27, 2006. 

Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro curtsies during a photocall for his in-competition film entry 'El Laberinto Del Fauno' at the 59th Cannes Film Festival May 27, 2006. REUTERS/John Schults 

[Prince Charles' companion] Camilla Parker Bowles makes a curtsy to Queen Rania of Jordan at the National Osteoporosis society's 15th birthday celebrations at Somerset House, London June 26, 2001. [The party is being hosted by Camilla, whose mother died of osteoperosis in 1994 and is being attended by Prince Charles.] 

Prince Charles' companion Camilla Parker Bowles makes a curtsy to Queen Rania of Jordan at the National Osteoporosis society's 15th birthday celebrations at Somerset House, London June 26, 2001. The party is being hosted by Camilla, whose mother died of osteoperosis in 1994 and is being attended by Prince Charles.

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Svetlana Khorkina (R) of Russia curtsies before stepping up to the podium in front of China's Ling Jie, following the uneven bars finals at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, September 24, 2000. Khorkina won the event with a score of 9.862, and Ling finished second.

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Welsh singer Dame Shirley Bassey receives a curtsy from British actress Barbara Windsor following an award ceremony at Buckingham Palace July 19. Bassey was made a Dame Commander and Windsor was awarded an MBE in the ceremony held by the Queen.

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Opera soprano Kiri Te Kanawa curtsies to the audience as she holds the hand of conductor Robin Stapleton during a performance in front of thousands of fans in the Beeitedine presidential summer palace in the Shouf Mountain of Lebanon July 1. Tekanawa opened the Beeitedine festival accompanied by the Budapest Concert Orchestra. [The concert will run throughout the summer and includes performances by Jessye Norman, singer Duke Ellington and Arab diva Fayrouz.] 

Opera soprano Kiri Te Kanawa curtsies to the audience as she holds the hand of conductor Robin Stapleton during a performance in front of thousands of fans in the Beitiddine presidential summer palace in the Shouf Mountain of Lebanon July 1. Tekanawa opened the Beeitedine festival accompanied by the Budapest Concert Orchestra. The concert will run throughout the summer and includes performances by Jessye Norman, singer Duke Ellington and Arab diva Fayrouz.

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Icelandic singer Bjork (C) curtsies for photographers as she arrives with French actress Catherine Deneuve (L Rear) on the red carpet for the official screening of Danish director [Lars Von Trier's] 'Dancer in the Dark' May 17. [Von Trier's] film competes at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) with twenty-two other entries from 15 countries. 

Icelandic singer Bjork (C) curtsies for photographers as she arrives with French actress Catherine Deneuve (L rear) on the red carpet for the official screening of [Danish director Lars Von Trier's] 'Dancer in the Dark' May 17. [Von Trier's] film competes at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) with twenty-two other entries from 15 countries. 

Icelandic singer Bjork (C) curtsies for photographers as she arrives with French actress Catherine Deneuve (L Rear) on the red carpet for the official screening of Danish director Lars Von Trier's 'Dancer in the Dark' May 17. Von Trier's film competes at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) with twenty-two other entries from 15 countries.

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Icelandic singer Bjork (C) curtsies for photographers as she arrives with French actress Catherine Deneuve (L rear) on the red carpet for the official screening of Danish director Lars Von Trier's 'Dancer in the Dark' May 17. Von Trier's film competes at the 53rd Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) with twenty-two other entries from 15 countries.

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Icelandic singer Bjork (C) curtsies for photographers as she arrives with French actress Catherine Deneuve (L Rear) on the red carpet for the official screening of Danish director Lars Von Trier's 'Dancer in the Dark' in Cannes May 17, 2000. Lars von Trier's harrowing melodrama, starring Bjork, won the Golden Palm for best movie at the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony.

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Alexandra Stevenson of the U.S. curtsies to the crowd after winning her quarter-final match against Jelena Dokic of Australia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships July 2. Stevenson won the match 6-3 1-6 6-3.

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American actress Linda Fiorentino (2nd L) curtsies at the end of a photocall with British actor Alan Rickman (L), American actor Ben Affleck (2nd R), and Mexican actress Salma Hayek (L). The four star in [American director Kevin Smith's ] film "Dogma" which is screened out of competition at the 52nd Cannes Film Festival May 21.
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American actress Linda Fiorentino (2nd L) curtsies at the end of a photocall with British actor Alan Rickman (L), American actor Ben Affleck (2nd R), and Mexican actress Salma Hayek (L). The four star in American director Kevin Smith's film "Dogma" which is screened out of competition at the 52nd Cannes Film Festival May 21.

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The Princess of Wales (C) curtsies to the Queen on her departure from a memorial service for the Earl of Westmoreland at Westminster Barracks November 2. Right is Princess Margaret