QUEEN BEGINS VISIT WITH LIMP GREETING The Queen and the Sultan of Brunei greeted each other with a limp handshake at the start of the royal visit to the sultanate.
A firm handshake is bad manners in Brunei and is one of several "don'ts" on which the royal party was briefed.
But Prince Philip inadvertantly broke a social code by pointing with his index finger - only a thumb is acceptable.
The Queen walked on a yellow carpet - the country's regal colour.
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