Queen ElizabethandPrince Philiphad one of the most public marriages out there.
Some of the customs that are commonplace to them seem out of place to us.
A life dedicated to being public symbols naturally makes for a very interesting marriage.
On the other hand, quite a few royal wedding practices might provoke envy.
Take, for example, the fact that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip never shared the same bed.
During the last years of their life, after Prince Philip retired,they lived in separate residences.
But even when the royal couple lived and spent time together, they didn’t share a bedroom.
That’s no indication, however, that the cheating rumors surrounding Prince Philip were true.
Instead, it was a question of tradition.
“In England, the upper class always have had separate bedrooms,” Lady Pamela Mountbatten toldVanity Fair.
“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.
It is lovely to be able to choose.”
Throughout the ups and downs of over seven decades, nothing broke them apart.
On the contrary, time spent alone was valuable to the couple.
As for the queen?
But, per Eade, their sheets weren’t exactly cold.
Per Eade: “While she was wearing her usual silk nightgown, Prince Philip appeared to be naked …
He didn’t care at all.”
Lucky for Philip, as he once admitted himself,Queen Elizabethwas almost unhumanly patient with him.
