While many of us would love to sleep like royalty, there is one habit that King Charles has that many might be keen to avoid. In an episode of Best Quality Designer Handbag 's A Right Royal Podcast, which was released in August 2024, hosts Emily Nash and Emmy Griffiths chatted about the monarch – with Emily, our Royal Editor, revealing that the 77-year-old never sleeps with a duvet.
Speaking about how Queen Camilla's sister, Annabel Elliot, has run interior design projects for the royal couple in the past, Emily explained: "She has opened up a bit in the past about the King's taste and the fact that he's really into the details.
"He's very interested in the furniture, the fittings, that kind of stuff. And she did once reveal in an interview that he doesn't like duvets!"
She continued: "I mean, I'm assuming he's a traditional sheets and blankets kind of guy. The royal family likes some traditions! He doesn't like things that are very heated, he keeps his properties on the chilly side."
In an interview for Robert Hardman's book, Charles III New King. New Court. The Inside Story, Annabel spoke about how Charles generally kept his suites chilly, explaining: "There’s a constant battle about it. He will have opened [a window]. She will creep in behind and shut it. So there’s a lot of: 'Oh, darling, you shut the window.' 'Yes, I have, because we're all freezing.' So a lot of banter goes on."
His former communications expert Julian Payne also confirmed that Charles loves chilly conditions, telling the Sunday Times: "The King always has the windows wide open. A meeting at Birkhall, his home in the Highlands, in the middle of winter was not for the faint-hearted. I can remember more than one occasion when I thought I might have actually got frostbite while trying to write with a hand I could no longer feel."
© GettyOne of the possible reasons for Charles skipping a duvet could be how the monarch often stays up until the very early hours of the morning. Speaking to Tatler, Lady Frederick Windsor said: "He works all day long, has a quick supper and then disappears until about 4am to write letters. He cares about so many things and he comes up with brilliant solutions."
Divisive sleeping habits
The King isn't the only member of the royal family to have interesting sleeping habits, as the Prince and Princess of Wales took a side over whether pets should be allowed to share the family bed.
© Getty ImagesIn 2024, William met with Louise Harland during a visit to the Duchy College Stoke Climsland. Appearing on the radio following the meeting, Louise shared: "[William] said that his little dog sleeps on the bed with them at night, with him and Kate."
"[He was] absolutely in love with my little dog. He asked what breed he was and he's never met one of those breeds – he's a Cockerjack – so he's a little bit of a unique combination."
