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The Royal Family have always travelled with one item ever since 1952. There are a number of traditions and regulations they must follow when they travel abroad, and this one has been important ever since a royal<\/a> travelled without it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Royal protocol dictates that members of the Firm must take a black outfit with them when going on a royal<\/a> tour, in the unfortunate event that someone passes away when they’re abroad. If this does happen, they are expected to wear black as a mark of respect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The most recent example of this rule coming into effect was back in 1992 when Princess Diana\u2019s father, Lord Spencer, passed away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n At the time, she was away on a skiing holiday with the then-Prince Charles. They quickly returned to the UK and were photographed both dressed in all-black attire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Famously, the late Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> was in Kenya on a safari with Prince Philip when her own father, King George VI, died in 1952.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The then-Princess, just 25, was without a mourning dress and, as a result, wasn’t allowed to be photographed until a suitable outfit was brought to her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThey have to bring a black suit and tie, a dress or similar to be prepared if someone in the family dies while they\u2019re away,\u201d says royal<\/a> expert Richard Fitzwilliams. \u201cThis is a rule that has been in place for over seven decades and is closely followed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a Reader\u2019s Digest article, Fitzwilliams says: \u201cA royal has to be dressed appropriately at all times, and that includes sad circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n