What time does the Queen go to bed at night?

While the queen is a very busy woman, there seems to be one constant in her day, and that's her bedtime ritual. Elizabeth reportedly goes to bed each night around 11 p.m. and makes sure to get eight hours of sleep, meaning she likely wakes up around 7:30 a.m. every day.
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What time does the Queen normally go to bed?

After some well-earned relaxation, the Queen retires to bed at 11 p.m., ready for that habitual eight and a half hours slumper, which puts her right in the middle of the recommended amount of sleep, between seven and nine hours.
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How many hours does Queen Elizabeth sleep?

We know you're curious! Well, one very important habit we'd all love to follow is she gets a restful 8 ½ hours of sleep each and every night, according to Glamour. Sounds pretty dreamy, right? Queen Elizabeth supposedly heads to Dreamland at 11 p.m., and she wakes up at 7:30 a.m. every morning.
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Does the Queen sleep sitting up?

When he went in, the Queen was sleeping. The word on the street in Ireland has long been that the Queen and Prince Phillip don't sleep together (this information couldn't be verified on their website). According to Michael Fagan the Queen sleeps sitting up in a four-poster bed.
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Does Queen Elizabeth go to bed early?

According to Sir William Heseltine, one of the Queen's former private secretaries, it's considered bad form to go to bed before Her Majesty. The queen reportedly goes to bed around midnight every night. According to Sir William, Princess Diana struggled to stay up as late as the Queen.
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What time does Kate Middleton go to bed?

On most nights, Kate and William are in bed around 10:30 pm.
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Why does Royals sleep in separate beds?

Well, it's just practical. Prince Philip's cousin, Lady Pamela, explained in Sally's biography: “In England, the upper class always have had separate bedrooms. You don't want to be bothered with snoring or someone flinging a leg around. Then when you are feeling cozy you share your room sometimes.
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What is the Queen's Favourite food?

"She is absolutely a chocoholic," McGrady told Hello! magazine in 2016. "Anything we put on the menu that had chocolate on, she would choose, especially chocolate perfection pie [a layered chocolate pie with white and dark chocolate and chocolate shavings]."
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What time does the Queen wake up?

At 9.30am the Queen's morning routine is complete.
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What does the Queen do for fun?

Stamp Collecting. Perhaps this is a hobby of Queen Elizabeth's that will come as less of a surprise to most people. Stamp collecting is one of the world's most popular hobbies and is done in all cultures all over the world. Queen Elizabeth, herself appears on several stamps, so it makes sense she has a collection!
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What the Queen has for breakfast?

Queen Elizabeth prefers to keep it simple when it comes to breakfast. A bowl of Special K with some assorted fruits is apparently her go-to meal to get the day started the right way. On special occasions, she allegedly will treat herself to some scrambled eggs and smoked salmon if she feels like it!
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What does the Queen do all day?

The Queen manages to attend hundreds of royal engagements each year – though she is slowing down a little, ranging from visits to schools, military units, newly opened hospitals, and charity headquarters. She really does lead a varied life.
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Did the Queen Mum drink a lot?

According to Adrian Tinniswood's new book Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the Royal Household, per the Daily Mail, the Queen Mum — born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon — enjoyed “steady, rather than excessive” consumption of alcohol.
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Where does the Queen of England sleep?

The Queen spends the majority of her time living in private quarters in Buckingham Palace, located in central London. The palace is made up of 775 rooms and is currently being refurbished, bit by bit. The Queen also spend weekends and Easter at Windsor Castle, which is located in Berkshire.
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Does the Queen have fresh sheets every day?

In the new documentary Queen of the World, one of Queen Elizabeth's royal staff members revealed that the 92-year-old monarch has her bed linens freshly pressed on the regular — and it takes a whole hour for just one sheet to be ironed!
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What time does the Queen have afternoon tea?

When is Queen Elizabeth's Afternoon Tea Served? Royal tradition says Afternoon Tea is celebrated “between 3 pm and 5 pm with an assortment of cakes, pastries, dainty sandwiches and, of course, scones with clotted cream, curd, and strawberry preserves.”
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What does the Queen do with all her old clothes?

According to the author, once she has tired of them, the Queen's clothes are donated to her dressers, who are then allowed to do one of two things with them – wear it themselves or sell it. However, there are some rules if they opt for selling the Queen's clothes on.
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Does the Queen eat takeaway?

The Queen. Yes, the Queen gets the occasional takeaway! According to The Sun, the monarch is rather partial to fish and chips and sometimes treats herself to dinner from the local chippy when staying at Balmoral. A footman is reportedly sent to pick up her meal from nearby town Ballater.
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What can the Queen not eat?

Next time you're tempted to marry a royal, remember these facts. In some respects, it makes sense that the royal family must follow intense rules.
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Does the Queen eat cereal?

Options include marmalade on toast, scrambled brown eggs with smoked salmon and her favourite cereal Special K. Her Majesty, who has her cereal stored in a plastic container in order to keep it fresh, is also said to give her cereal the royal treatment by adding fresh fruit.
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Do royals bathe themselves?

It's believed that the royals prefer to avoid taking showers, due to their belief that they're for members of the working class. In other royal news, Kate Middleton wore a pair of £2 earrings and debuted brand new hair on her first day back at work since turning 40.
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Why was Diana a princess but Kate is not?

On her children's birth certificates, Kate's occupation is listed as 'Princess of the United Kingdom', but her status as Princess is through marriage rather than birth.
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Did Elizabeth and Philip sleep in the same bed?

They slept in separate beds

As etiquette expert Lady Pam and Her Majesty's cousin explained in a biography about her relative: "In England, the upper class always have had separate bedrooms. You don't want to be bothered with snoring or someone flinging a leg around.
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What time does Prince George go to bed?

This fits with William and Kate's strict rule of one hour's TV a day for the kids, with George's favourite being Fireman Sam. Then, after all that play, it's off to bed at 7pm for George, so he's ready to do it all again in the morning.
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What time does Prince George sleep?

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have a strict bedtime of 7 p.m., and there are no exceptions. When their parents aren't able to tuck them in for the evening, the kiddos' nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo is present to do the honors.
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