[ohioWfan]

Aren't American commoners permitted to kiss the Queen?

I don't know the protocol.....

[usedtolurk]

I think that the rule is that it has to be the Queen who initiates the kiss, which she will do if its a close friend.

[speekinout]

Aren't American commoners permitted to kiss the Queen?

I don't think any commoners are allowed to. I don't think it's even proper for commoners to initiate a handshake.