Unless my long ago cheder education was sadly wanting (which, I suppose, could be the case), I had always thought that the prohibition on men shaking hands with women applied only to women of child-bearing age. Apparently, for royalty one makes an exception. For the 83-year-old Queen, I read, was viewed as a potential source of embarassment to Chabad rabbi Arye Sufrin, who received his MBE from Her Majesty for his work with Drugsline on - shock, horror - a day when she chose not to wear gloves! What to do if she decided to shake hands? Goodness, the potential mortification. Thankfully, however, the Queen had been thoroughly briefed and knew not to offer the royal mitt. Eighty-three years old and she's still a problem. You go, Liz. When you got it, flaunt it.