They slept in separate beds As etiquette expert Lady Pam and Her Majesty's cousin explained in a biography about her relative: "In England, the upper class always have had separate bedrooms. You don't want to be bothered with snoring or someone flinging a leg around.
Lowering the risk of both being murdered at the same time in one place. Separate chambers provides for a small degree of frustration (or lack of ease) for the attackers to get at the king and queen.
Elizabeth and Philip do not share the same bedroom, but rather, they have connecting bedrooms—even when they lived in Clarence House. According to their cousin Lady Pamela Mountbatten, “In England, the upper class have always had separate bedrooms.
The proclamation may have proved less than accurate, but for almost a century between the 1850s and 1950s, separate beds were seen as a healthier, more modern option for couples than the double, with Victorian doctors warning that sharing a bed would allow the weaker sleeper to drain the vitality of the stronger.
“There's no rule out there saying couples have to sleep in the same bedroom,” says Dr. Peggy Loo, a New York State licensed psychologist and the director of Manhattan Therapy Collective. “What matters most is whether the arrangement is by mutual agreement or somehow in service of the relationship,” she explains.
Some common reasons couples sleep apart include snoring, restlessness, parasomnia, frequent trips to the bathroom, or incompatible sleep schedules.
William and Kate have a four-bedroom apartment at Kensington Palace, and their sleeping arrangements depend on their individual preferences. The couple reportedly has a master suite that consists of two bedrooms, one for William and one for Kate, as well as a sitting room and a shared bathroom.
Apparently, she heads to bed at 10.30pm each evening in order to get a good night's sleep. The bling is stunning, obviously. Regular exercise is also said to help with sleep and Kate leads an active lifestyle, often talking about how she loves to get outdoors – it's thought that she runs or walks every day.
The Queen died peacefully with two of her children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, by her bedside as her family dashed in vain to Balmoral, sources claim. Senior royals dashed to be at the monarch's side after doctors shared the tragic news she had just hours to live, The Sun reports.
Queen Elizabeth had a large bed but her ladies in waiting slept on straw pallets on the floor of her chamber. Many of these ladies had fine beds in their own homes with featherbeds (a kind of down filled coverlet) laid over heavy canvas-covered mattresses filled with wool, straw, or moss.
Royal bedchambers historically have been lush, decadent rooms with couches, tables, chandeliers and room for servants, writes Whitelock. The beds also traveled with the royals.
The two influential women remained close through the years, with the queen calling Diana 'an exceptional and gifted human being' in a speech at Buckingham Palace after the princess' tragic death.
Reports suggest that Princess Anne, King Charles III and Camilla, Queen consort were both at The Queen's bedside, when she died "peacefully" yesterday afternoon. Other members of the Royal Family raced to get to Balmoral in time, but it is not believed that they arrived before her death.
The only other people at the Queen's bedside at the time were Charles's wife, Camilla, the queen's doctor, and Princess Anne, who had never left her mother's bedside, the book says.
Who Saw the Queen Before She Died? King Charles III, who at the time was still Prince Charles, is believed to have arrived on time at Balmoral Castle to say goodbye to his mother.
Does the Queen ever cook for herself? McGrady says that while Prince Philip was an “amazing chef” and regularly enjoyed cooking on the grill and having family BBQs on the Balmoral estate, and the younger royals like William, Kate, Meghan and Harry, all enjoy cooking, the Queen herself stays out of the kitchen.
The queen's preference for game meats even extended to more casual meals; she was, reportedly, a big fan of hamburgers made with ground venison. She usually skipped any potatoes, pastas or grains at her evening repast, but almost always had room for dessert.
And now we've discovered another rule the royals have to follow - and it's all to do with their bedtimes. According to Sir William Heseltine, one of Queen's private secretaries, when staying with Her Majesty, members of the royal family should wait until the Queen retires to bed before they also hit the hay.
No washing machines
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla's clothes are not allowed to be cleaned in washing machines—everything is hand washed.
Kate Middleton loves jeans and sneakers while Princess Charlene of Monaco makes a t-shirt and leather jacket look as good as a gown. The late Princess Diana even favored orange biker shorts, which had a come-back moment last season.
According to protocol, Meghan is supposed to curtsy to those who outrank her. This includes the Queen, Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla. Because William is due to be the future King of England, he also receives a curtsy, and by extension so does Kate Middleton.
By the age of 45, people have sex an average of 60 times per year, or just over once a week. By age 65, most people have sex around 20 times per year, or less than one time every two weeks.
31 percent of couples have sex several times a week; 28 percent of couples have sex a couple of times a month; and 8 percent of couples have sex once a month. Sadly — or so we thought — 33 percent of respondents said they rarely or never have sex.
Once a week is a common baseline, experts say. That statistic depends slightly on age: 40- and 50-year-olds tend to fall around that baseline, while 20- to 30-year olds tend to average around twice a week.
When the Duchess of Cornwall became Queen Consort on 9th September 2022, following the death of Her late Majesty, she inherited the largest collection of jewelry in the world—often surmised to be worth in the region of $120 million (£100 million).