Princess Catherine follows royal rule, says NO to autograph requests

Catherine, Princess of Wales had to decline autographing children’s artwork at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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The 41-year-old royal was a surprise guest at the annual garden show on Monday, 22 May, and had to abide by a longstanding rule that members of the British Royal Family cannot sign their name to prevent forgery.

Instead of her signature, Catherine drew trees and flowers on their sketches.

Princess Catherine was quoted by PEOPLE as telling the students: “I can’t write my name.”

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Ruby, seven, got a flower, another young girl got a tree, and a third pupil got a pond with plants.

She told one of them: “My name’s Catherine. I’m not allowed to write my signature, it’s just one of those rules.”

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