Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip’s strange preferences keep them apart at night

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s marriage was the longest in the history of the royal family, but it was not without its quirks.

The late queen and her husband were married for more than 70 years since they tied the knot at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947, but they slept in separate beds every night.

Not only did the Queen and her husband not share a bed, it is also believed that they both had separate bedrooms.

According to Lady Pamela Hicks, Prince Philip’s cousin, members of the upper class “always have separate bedrooms.”

Hicks revealed the insights in Sally Bedell Smith’s 2012 biography of Queen Elizabeth The Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch.

However, Hicks said that the separate bedrooms were so that no one would be “disturbed” by “snoring or kicking legs around”. However, he also said that once they feel comfortable enough, the couple sometimes share their room.

Similarly, Elizabeth and Philip also had their own preferences in the bedroom that defined comfort for them.

For example, Philip wanted all the appliances to be present in his room, meanwhile Elizabeth hated them.