What To Do Before Shaking Many Hands At The White House

My sister would put on plastic gloves so not to catch germs…but others, according to First Lady Laura Bush in her memoir, just ask for a glass of ice.

‘The royal family is not without its quirks. When Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, came to visit us, they requested glasses of ice before we began a long receiving line. The staff dutifully produced them, and the prince removed a flask from his pocket and added to each a small splash of what I presume was straight gin, so that they might be fortified before the hour of shaking hands.’ (p. 296)