Highlights
- Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip slept in different rooms.
- Despite their separate rooms, the Royal couple would sometimes choose to share the same bed.
- Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip shared a passionate love story.
Since millions of people are fascinated by the British Royal family, there seems to be endless reporting about them. Unfortunately for the Royals, it has always seemed like the media is most interested in reporting on their scandals. As a result, it has been very common to find the media controversially reporting on Prince Harry in recent years.
During Queen Elizabeth’s life, there was lots of controversial reporting on her too. For example, there have been reports about Queen Elizabeth being offended by Meghan Markle. On top of that, some even claimed the royal family made money from the Queen’s passing. As remarkable as that is, it arguably is even more revealing to learn about how Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip slept.
When Would Queen Elizabeth And Prince Phillip Share The Same Bed?
In the history of the British monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II sat on the throne for longer than anyone else who has served. The Queen for more than seven decades, Queen Elizabeth served as the head of the British royal family during many times of great strife.
Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s years on the throne, her popularity would go through peaks and valleys like most celebrities. One of the reasons for that was Queen Elizabeth was known for always keeping a stiff upper lip which could be very popular at times and less so at others.
Since Queen Elizabeth was known for keeping up the facade throughout her life, it could be hard for people to get to know her at face value. For that reason, there was an entire cottage industry of people whose mission was to understand who the Queen was behind closed doors.
Among those people, there was a lot of interest in every aspect of the Queen’s life including what her sleeping situation was like.
As Cosmopolitan reported in 2022, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip slept in different rooms. In case it sounds like the couple were very distant at night, it has to be noted that it was widely reported that their rooms were connected.
Despite the fact that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip’s rooms were connected, that would seem very strange for a lot of people. After all, the majority of married couples share the same bed and would find it weird to have separate rooms.
That begs an obvious question, why did Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip have their own rooms? According to someone who was related to the Royal couple, there was a cultural reason why the Queen and Prince rarely slept in the same bed.
In 2012, Prince Phillip’s cousin Lady Pamela Hicks spoke to the Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith. During that conversation, Hicks explained to Smith that in the Queen and Prince’s circles, sleeping separately is the norm.
“In England, the upper class have always had separate bedrooms. You don’t want to be bothered with snoring or someone flinging a leg around.”
In 2019, The Sun spoke to a Miami-based entrepreneur named Eric Borukhin who related the mentality behind couples using separate beds.
“It’s a matter of convenience, if you can afford it,” he said, referring to his and his wife Mira’s separate bedrooms. If you can have that extra room, it’s basically a luxury.”
Speaking about his own social circles, Borukhin remarked: “Everybody accepts it as a normal thing.”
While Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip mostly slept in their own rooms, that wasn’t always the case. According to what Hicks told Smith in 2012, the Royal couple would choose to share the same bed when they were in a certain mood.
“Then when you are feeling cozy you share your room sometimes.”
As Hicks explained, getting to choose to sleep together made those nights sweeter for the Royals.
“It is lovely to be able to choose.”
Did Queen Elizabeth And Prince Phillip Love Each Other?
During Queen Elizabeth’s public appearances, her more mischievous side would be on display at times. However, The Queen typically put a lot of effort into making sure that she came across in a very regal way.
Since Queen Elizabeth always seemed to be such a proper person, it may be hard for some people to imagine her falling passionately in love. However, based on what is known about Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip’s love story, that appears to be exactly what she did.
After first meeting Prince Phillip when she was only eight years old, Queen Elizabeth fell for her future husband five years later. According to The New York Times, a thirteen-year-old Queen Elizabeth told her father that Prince Phillip was “the only man [she] could ever love”.
In November 1947, the Royal couple tied the knot at London’s Westminster Abbey. At that time, Queen Elizabeth hadn’t taken the throne yet which means Prince Phillip was by her side when she became the leader of the Royal family.
Ultimately, the Royal couple was married for 73 years until Prince Phillip passed away in April 2021. During their decades together, Prince Phillip was at the Queen’s side as she helped shepherd her country through times of great peril and upheaval.
By the time Prince Phillip took his final breath, he’d led a lengthy life since he was 99 years old. Despite that, Elizabeth was heartbroken to lose her husband from all accounts.
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Born: |
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Prince Phillip |
June 10, 1921 |
April 9, 2021 |
99 |
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Queen Elizabeth II |
April 21, 1926 |
September 8, 2022 |
96 |
Over a year after Prince Phillip passed, Queen Elizabeth took her final breath. According to a Royal expert named Katie Nicholl who spoke to Entertainment Tonight in the immediate aftermath, The Queen died of a broken heart.
“I think she ultimately died of a broken heart, really. She was never the same after Philip went. They’d been together for 74 years. He was, she said, her strength and stay. He supported her in everything she did in life. I think it’s fair to say that she wouldn’t be the Queen that she was without the support of Philip, and I think something in her died when he went.”
Source: NewsFinale
