It’s been just over a week since the world said goodbye to Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Gone is a reign of seven decades in which stability and tradition emerged as the secrets of success, to make way for a new chapter in the history of England in which uncertainty, memes and eccentricities steal the spotlight .
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In the halls of Clarence House a rumor had long been spreading among the royal employees. Nobody dared to say it out loud, but it flooded every space of the residence of the then Prince of Wales, Charles III. The butlers’ rebellion came when, at last, they had the opportunity to say what had been making noise for a long time: the heir to the crown was ‘a spoiled prince’.
This was stated by several royal workers in the documentary ‘Serving the Royals: Inside the Firm’, made by Amazon Prime in 2015. Thanks to that and some public appearances that have given much to talk about, for this moment the royal family it is synonymous with luxuries, riches and eccentricities; however, it is not a fame that has been earned alone. The new sovereign of the United Kingdom, King Charles III, is responsible for the speculation that has become more than just a broker’s gossip.
Even before taking his place on the throne, the now leader of the Commonwealth would already have made some lavish requests fit for a King. Although pretentious, nobody was surprised that the son of the late British monarch had inherited his rigorous tastes. Perhaps his dietary requirements are not as strict as his mother’s, but the portable toilet that he carries everywhere and his finely ironed shoelaces have aroused the curiosity of many of his followers. .
Is the new King of England as capricious and pampered as his employees make him out to be? Here are some of his most controversial eccentricities.
royal bath time
The bathtub stopper has to be in a certain position and the water temperature has to be only lukewarm in a bathtub only half full
If something has caught the attention of the national and international press, it is the curious demands of the British monarch during bath time. Everything seems to indicate that it is extremely important for the sovereign to make the most of the little time he has for himself and, therefore, he does not leave the smallest detail to chance.
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According to Paul Burrell, former butler of the Royal Household, in the documentary ‘Serving the Royals: Inside the Firm’: “The plug in the bathtub has to be in a certain position and the temperature of the water has to be only lukewarm in a bathtub only half full.”
Nevertheless, his fastidiousness in this respect has not exceeded that of his mother whom “he liked that the bath was filled 18 centimeters and at a temperature of 20ºC, so every morning the maid had to go with a special thermometer to measure it”told Ana Polo, an expert on the British monarchy for a Spanish news portal.
Pampered for some and careful for others, the truth is that the toothpaste service is also included in the work of the Royal staff. It is not enough to squeeze a bit of toothpaste on the ruler’s toothbrush, but there is a precise measure to do it. An inch is the unit of length that separates perfection from disaster.
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“He has his valets squeeze an inch (almost three centimeters) of toothpaste onto his brush every morning”Burrell told in the audiovisual product launched in 2015.
And if the King’s bathroom is a headache for all his employees, we should delve a little deeper into his unusual – some would say obsessive – requests when it comes to clothes. Having the staff delicately iron your pajamas is hardly surprising compared to the fact that your drawstrings must also remain free of visible creases or creases.
“His pajamas are ironed every morning, his shoelaces are also straightened with an iron”, added Burrell, the former butler who also served as a servant to the remembered Princess of Wales and mother of William and Henry, Lady Di.
Added to this are the rumors that the monarch exclusively pays two trusted people to dress him and leave him impeccable so that he can carry out his duties as King. Unlike the late Queen Elizabeth II, who “had to be handed all of her outfits, as all of her clothes were kept upstairs,” according to Burrell on Yahoo’s Royal Box website. ‘.
A diet of honey, cereals and organic food
The brand new King Carlos III is soon to turn 74 on November 14. Despite his advanced age, in recent years he has shown more vitality than ever to bear the British crown and take over the regency of a nation that is an economic and cultural influence worldwide. Could this be due to the balanced diet and the strict healthy habits that he complies with?
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From a strong advocate of organic farming – in 1986, the then Prince of Wales announced the conversion of his Highgrove farm into a site for organic farming – one can expect nothing less than eating practices based on natural ingredients. Cheeses and organic vegetables are foods that, according to sources close to the family, cannot be missing from their diet.
In a 2018 interview with an Australian TV show, England’s now Queen Consort Camilla Parker stated that her husband: “She has always loved organic farming, before it became popular. He loves wild mushrooms and always makes his chefs go to Balmoral to show them where the best mushrooms are.”
Of course, Parker was emphatic in letting millions of viewers know that garlic is one of the products that the British monarch does not like. “I hate to say this, but never use garlic in a real meal”, she sentenced in dialogue with the Australian medium.
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His title is equivalent to his exquisite tastes in food, since the monarch not only has several pieces of the most exotic and aphrodisiac fruits for breakfast -along with homemade bread and natural fruit juice-, but his dinners consist of a bed of vegetables accompanied of fish finely prepared to your liking. He is as much a fan of cheese as he is of eggs and great proof of this is that in the afternoon he usually has tea accompanied by boiled eggs. Yes, even the most demanding sovereigns cannot resist the properties and flavor of this common, well-known and famous food.
According to former Royal chef Graham Newbold, in the aforementioned documentary that has been dusted off to answer the big questions surrounding the life of one of the most powerful rulers on the planet: “Wherever the (former) prince moves by the world, the breakfast box goes with it. He has six different types of honey, some special mueslis, his dried fruit and anything a little special that he is not so picky about.”
As if that were not enough, Newbold also revealed a fact that left more than one with their mouths open: the staff must stay close to him with a tray to keep warm in case the monarch considers that the food he is going to consume has lost temperature . Neither the crackers nor the cheese are saved from being included in this tight list.
The King’s Travels: A Complete Move
The royal engagements that the sovereign must attend are as numerous as they are varied. Carlos has shown that when it comes to being comfortable and at ease, even taking Buckingham Palace isn’t enough. And if not, what the employees who have witnessed how the monarch has ordered to move furniture, bedding and even a portable toilet for personal use on some of his trips say so.
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Tom Bower, respected journalist and author of the book ‘Rebel Prince’, made it abundantly clear within the pages of his creation – an unauthorized biography of the late Queen Elizabeth’s heir – that the current monarch is “more brat than rebel.” He did not hesitate to ratify his statements to the ‘Daily Mail’ newspaper, stating that: “Prior to a visit to a friend in the North East of England, (the then Prince of Wales) sent his staff ahead with a lorry carrying his furniture to be placed in the room in which he would reside.”.
What resonated with his collaborators is that the objects were not limited to his orthopedic bed or a small radio, but exceeded the borders between the normal and the obsessive. The move included: “The toilet seat, rolls of Kleenex Premium Comfort toilet paper, Laphroaig whiskey and bottled water, plus two paintings of the Scottish Highlands,” Bower told the British newspaper.
Exaggeration or obsessiveness, all eyes now fall on King Carlos III, who since taking his place on the throne has done nothing but star in controversial episodes that have been widely criticized.
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One of the most recent took place in the act of proclamation as King: he was about to sign the official document, after the queen consort Camila and Prince William did the same, but the table had pens and pencils that, according to the images They bothered him. He pointed to the objects and frowned as his assistants quickly cleared his desk for him in yet another display of what some call a lack of attention to detail. “independence”.
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