Canada's governor general, David Johnston, is in the UK hanging with Queen Elizabeth in a final meeting before he steps down from the role in September.
And while he wore some notably jaunty socks, that's not what has people all in a tizzy about the visit.
That's because Johnston dared to touch the Queen. Like, with his filthy common hands.
Just look at this forbidden pawing.
There's a lot of etiquette when it comes to interacting with the royal family. Not least of which is not laying your hands on them.
The tabloids are perturbed.
Daily Mail calls out Canada's Governor General for breaking protocol by touching Queen. David Johnston says he was… https://t.co/w0w8MEbr03
What was he thinking, helping a 91-year-old woman on some stairs?!
GG spurs UK tabloid controversy, breaching protocol, touching Queen's arm. Says he was "anxious to be sure there wa… https://t.co/sWRBOx2iST
Much debate. Such stirring.
Photo supplied by CBC's Thomas Daigle: Protocol breach, or too polite reach? GG's response to Queen's 'slippy step'… https://t.co/VxTnjs100x
Clearly the polite option was to let the Queen slip and fall.
@CBCAlerts He's Canadian. It's what we do. You don't let your Grandma fall. Relax people.
Manners shmanners, people.
@CBCAlerts If he had let her fall there would have been such a hue and cry reaction from the very same people That… https://t.co/S0myIFZhbJ
What would you prefer, a toothless monarch or a touched monarch?
@thomasdaigle Good for the GG; classy! What if the QUEEN had fallen and knocked her teeth out. F 'protocol'!! What a crazy world..... 😡😡😡
We all know the answer.