爲什麼凱特王妃在皇家宴會上總雙手放前拿包?

Have you ever seen Kate Middleton at an official engagement carrying anything other than a clutch?

你見過凱特·米德爾頓在正式場合攜帶其它東西而不是包包的情況嗎？

We know--we too racked our brains (a.k.a. Google) trying to find at least one exception, but alas, the clutch is as much a Kate Middleton staple as is her bouncy hair.

我們知道--即使是絞盡腦汁（也就是搜遍谷歌全網）也不會找到一次例外，哎，包包同凱特·米德爾頓那極富彈性的頭髮一樣重要。

However, the reason the Duchess of Cambridge always seems to select a small box clutch goes far deeper than fashion-statement purposes.

不過，這位劍橋公爵總是選擇手提一個小型包包的原因遠不止是出於詮釋時尚。

Myka Meier, founder of Beaumont Etiquette, told Good Housekeeping that Kate "holds her bag in front of her in both hands when shaking hands might be awkward." Yes, duchesses have awkward moments too.

Beaumont Etiquette的創始人麥卡·米亞向雜誌《好管家》透露，凱特在面臨握手尷尬時會把包包放到自己的雙手前。是的，公爵夫人也會有尷尬的時候。

MailOnline's expert, William Hanson, explains, "It is protocol that you do not extend your hand to any member of the royal family (blood royal or those who have married into the family) unless their hand extends first."

《每日郵報網》的專家威廉·漢森解釋稱：“這是一種外交禮儀，你不要伸手與王室的任何成員（王族或者是那些嫁入王室的人）握手，除非他們主動伸手”。

Hence, the reason Kate feels the need to pick a bag that puts both her hands out of commission.

所以，這就是凱特覺得有必要提個使她不能騰出雙手的包包的原因。

So if you want to take a page from Kate's book at your next awkward family gathering (or during flu season), keep your clutch in both hands and smile politely.

因此，如果你想要在下一次尷尬的家庭聚會（或者是流感季節）當中效仿凱特，那麼就雙手提個包包、有禮貌地微笑。