Royal family's most bizarre rules - from tiaras at 6pm to strict sleep schedule Mirror 4 hrs ago Abigail O'Leary The Royals are quite clearly as far from what the majority of the British public deem your average family. But despite the more obvious differences - such as grand balls, dinners with dignitaries and living in castles - there are plenty of lesser-known reasons their day-to-day lives look a little different to our own. Much of how the royals conduct themselves in public comes down to official royal etiquette - sometimes banning seemingly benign actions completely. For the Firm, sticking to these rules is important in maintaining centuries-old tradition and the esteem of the family.