In 2009, British Esquire named Prince Charles the World's Best Dressed Man. "He is perfectly turned out in a double-breasted suit," they claim. "Admirably, the prince keeps his wardrobe in appropriate style: we're told he has a room laid out like a tailor's shop."
Not in Front of the Corgis, a new book to be released in June 2012 by biographer Brian Hoey, gives us a “behind closed doors” look at the British Royal Family. Here’s a preview of a section on Prince Charles and Camilla:
Prince Charles employs 133 staff to look after him and Camilla, more than 60 of them domestics: chefs, cooks, footmen, housemaids, gardeners, chauffeurs, cleaners, and his three personal valets—gentleman’s gentlemen—whose sole responsibility is the care of their royal master’s extensive wardrobe and choosing what he is to wear on any particular day. A serving soldier polishes the prince’s boots and shoes every day—he has 50 handmade pairs each costing over £800 ($1275) by Lobb of St James’s—and a housemaid washes his underwear as soon as it is discarded.
Nothing Charles or Camilla wears is ever allowed near a washing machine. Particular attention is paid to handkerchiefs, which are monogrammed and again all hand-washed, as it was found that when they were sent to a laundry, some would go missing—as souvenirs. HRH’s suits, of which he has 60, cost more than £3,000 ($4780) each, and his shirts, all handmade, cost £350 ($558) a time (he has more than 200), while his collar stiffeners are solid gold or silver. Charles’s valets also iron the laces of his shoes whenever they are taken off.
Source: The Daily Beast
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What a life style to be able to have all of those people at your disposal.
I can understand why a certain percentage of the British population say the monarchy needs to go.
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Check out the Romanov clan. There was no monarchy that was as wealthy, not even Queen Victoria and her descendants! There are some things that come from the British taxpayers, but the Windsors are wealthy in their own right. Queen Elizabeth is a beloved figure among her subjects, and there are perks that come with the territory. How many people do you think are on the household staff of the White House? The one peculiarity that Prince Charles exhibits from this piece is “ironing his shoelaces.” That’s a new one for me.
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Geri, I have to wonder whose idea it was to iron the prince’s shoelaces. Probably some valet likes to do it.
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I live in New Zealand & have grown up with the Royal family as my mother is a huge follower. I have a lot of respect for them, especially for The Queen. It’s nice to see Prince Charles & Camilla happily married. They certainly live the good life, but they have come a long way to finally enjoy it together.
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