Princess Anne narrowly avoids protocol slip-up with emir of Qatar at lavish state banquet
forced to cancel her appearance.During Tuesday’s banquet, Anne nearly missed toasting the guest of honor at the dinner table — a mistake that would’ve broken the royal protocol.In a video shared on X, credited to Sky News, King Charles’ sister was seen looking out at other attendees as the emir clinked his glass with Charles.As Anne brought her glass towards her, she soon realized that she forgot to toast the emir of Qatar as she nearly took a sip.The princess quickly rectified the would-be error and raised her glass while making eye contact with the guest of honor before taking a sip.While other senior members of the royal family were in attendance, Princess Catherine and Queen Camilla skipped the dinner due to their respective health woes.The sheikh, 44, and his first of his three wives, Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, 39, were greeted by the British royals in London for the couple’s two-day visit to England.Earlier this week, the Prince and Princess of Wales joined the Qatar royals at the Horse Guards Parade, where Charles welcomed the royal couple.Camilla, 77, was forced to miss the event since she’s recovering from a chest infection.Meanwhile, Middleton, 42, attended Tuesday’s daytime festivities — which marked her first state visit since her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.After the Horse Guards Parade, William and Middleton, along with Charles and the Qatar royals, went back to Buckingham Palace in a carriage procession.Anne’s close call comes just weeks after she politely blocked her sister-in-law, Queen Camilla, from breaking royal protocol during a recent royal engagement.After the pair arrived together at the University of London for an event, they were escorted into the Senate House, where