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What protocol? The best royal selfie moments of all time

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There's no official protocol rule against selfies, although for the British royals posing for one is a rare event. Queen Elizabeth II has previously revealed that she finds it "disconcerting" and "strange", Prince William in 2018 noted that he's "allergic to selfies" and his little brother Prince Harry insisted to one well wisher during a visit: "No, I hate selfies... I know you're young, selfies are bad. Just take a normal photograph!" Still, for royal watchers and fans, when royals take selfies it inevitably creates sweet, candid and sometimes just plain hilarious photos! That's why we've gathered up our all-time favorite royal selfie moments. Scroll through to see the pics...This runner during the 2017 London Marathon couldn't resist stopping to snap a selfie with the Duchess of Cambridge – and we can't blame him!Photo: Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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In what must surely be one of the earliest royal selfie moments, Prince William stopped to have his photo taken on a flip phone way back in 2005. The second-in-line was visiting Auckland, New Zealand's Starship Childrens Hospital when he paused for the snap.Photo: PHIL NOBLE/AFP/Getty Images
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A selfie of royal proportions! Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren Peter Phillips and Princess Eugenie posed for a pic with Her Majesty's grandson-in-law Mike Tindall at the End of Silence charity event held at Abbey Road Studios.Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Hope and Homes for Children
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Prince Harry struck a pose at the Royal Hospital Chelsea during the Gurkha 200 pageant in June 2015. Photo: Alastair Grant - WPA Pool /Getty Images
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Double the selfie, double the fun! Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall posed for two photos at once during her visit to Poppy Pod Village at the Tile Barn Outdoor Centre.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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Hey guys, what's going on? Queen Elizabeth's great-granddaughter Mia Tindall seemed enthralled with dad Mike Tindall as some young friends helped him snap a pic for posterity at the Festival of British Eventing in August 2016.Photo: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
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Talk about the Queen of All Selfies! One lucky royal fan managed to snap a photo with Queen Elizabeth II in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Photo: Getty Images
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When Harry met this selfie fan... The British Prince stopped for a photo during a two-day trip to Estonia.Photo: Getty Images
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Holland's King and Queen, Williem-Alexander and Maxima of the Netherlands, took a break from cheering on their country's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in order to capture their sporty date for posterity.Photo: WENN
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Spain's Queen Letizia stopped for a quick snap with a well-wisher outside the 2018 Princess of Girona Foundation Arts and Literature Awards in Merida. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
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When celebrities and royals collide! Cosmos' Neil de Grasse Tyson, right, snapped a selfie with French musician Jean-Michel Jarre and Norway's future king and queen Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway during the Starmus Festival on June 20, 2017 in Trondheim.Photo: Michael Campanella/Getty Images
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Selfie or it didn't happen, right Prince Carl Philip? the Swedish royal took a photo from the top of the mast of Dongfeng Race Team's boat during the ProAm race in Alicante, Spain.Photo: HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden via Getty Images
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit snapped a selfie with her "heartthrob," husband Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, while out raising money for the Norwegian Red Cross.Photo: Instagram/@crownprincessmm
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Queen Rania of Jordan snapped a selfie with students at the launch of the Queen Rania Teacher Academy’s pre-service professional diploma program.Photo: Instagram/@queenrania
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Queen Letizia posed for a selfie after attending the Spain National Confederation of Mental Health in Madrid.Photo: Miguel Navalpotro Dana Press Photos/PA Images
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Go team! Prince Albert of Monaco, right, got into the spirit with a pal during the Spain vs Brazil basketball match during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

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