Queen Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot has revealed King Charles’ unique bedtime preferences. Known for his particular tastes, His Majesty also has distinctive sleeping habits. In a recent episode of A Right Royal Podcast, HELLO!, royal editor Emily Nash spoke out about King Charles’ aversion to duvets. “(Annabel Elliot) once revealed in an interview that she doesn’t like duvets,” Nash shared.
Then he speculated“I guess he’s a traditional bedsheets and blankets kind of guy,” Nash elaborated on the traditional aspect, saying: “That’s not traditional. Traditional like in Georgian times. Traditionally they didn’t have central heating, but I bet he doesn’t get upset (about that).”
These revelations come as Annabel Elliot also speaks of bedtime disagreements between King Charles and Queen Camilla over window settings. In Robert Hardman’s book, Charles III: New King. New Court. History from within“Elliot reveals: “He will have opened[a window]. She will crawl behind it and close it. So there is a lot of: ‘Oh, honey, you close the window.’ ‘Yes, I did, because we are all cold.’ So there is a lot of banter.”
Elliot’s anecdotes offer a charming insight into the royal couple’s nightly routines and endearing quirks. Amusing exchanges about window dressings highlight their affectionate and approachable side. King Charles’ preference for traditional sheets and blankets rather than modern duvets reinforces his reputation as a man of classic tastes and habits.
This look inside the private lives of King Charles and Queen Camilla reveals not only their personal preferences, but also the warmth and humour that characterise their relationship. Despite the formalities and public duties that come with their royal roles, these bedtime banter shows a down-to-earth dynamic between the king and queen consort.
As the public gets to know the royals’ everyday lives better, these details help to demystify their world, showing that even monarchs have to deal with the same domestic arguments as everyone else. The image of King Charles opting for sheets and blankets, combined with the couple’s good-natured bickering over windows, paints a portrait of a home that is, in many ways, not so different from any other.
