Prince Charles 'Bizarre,' Outrageous Demands Include Pressed Pajamas, Shoelaces, Butler Says
Prince Charles reportedly has outrageous demands for his butler daily.
The Prince of Wales, 69, has apparently earned the nickname of "pampered prince" among the royal staff. Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, explained how Prince Charles earned the title, sharing the royal's bizarre requests in a tell-all documentary on Amazon Prime titled "Serving the Royals: Inside the Firm,"
"His pajamas are pressed every morning, his shoelaces are pressed flat with an iron, the bath plug has to be in a certain position and the water temperature has to be just tepid," Burrell said (via Daily Mail).
In addition, the Duke of Cornwall "has his valets squeeze one inch of toothpaste onto his toothbrush every morning," Burrell added.
Prince Charles is reportedly difficult to please. The royal also asks someone to do even the smallest things that he could do, himself.
"Grown up in such a privileged lifestyle, he doesn't have the mechanics to choose for himself anymore," Burrell said about Prince Charles' attitude. "Everything is done for him."
Burrell recalled an incident when Prince Charles called him from his library asking him to pick a letter from the Queen that fell into the royal's wastepaper bin.
This isn't the first time Prince Charles' outrageous demands were revealed. According to Tom Bower, in his book "Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles," the future king wanted to move his entire bedroom when he travels.
A day before a particular trip, Prince Charles reportedly sent his staff to the destination with a truck carrying furniture to replace the perfectly appropriate fittings in the guest room." He also brought his lavatory seat, rolls of Kleenex, premium comfort lavatory paper and two landscapes of the Scottish Highlands.
Prince Charles' wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, has learned to mimic this attitude. The Duchess of Cornwall reportedly send the host a list of food that she likes and dislikes when invited to a dinner party.
Also, in 2007, when Camilla and Prince Charles traveled to Kuwait, she forgot to bring her high heels. The duchess made an outrageous request asking that the said shoes be flown from their home in Highgrove. The footwear was sent over, but Camilla didn't use it at all.
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