Queen Camilla Reveals King Charles’s “Off-Putting” Pre-Dinner Habit While Detailing Evening Routine

Lara WalshMon, October 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC

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King Charles and Queen Camilla during the The Braemar Gathering 2026 on September 5, 2026 in Braemar, Scotland.Credit: Getty ImagesThe queen got candid about the royal couple’s nighttime regimen.The Gist -

Queen Camilla opened up about one of her husband King Charles’s quirks that she finds “off-putting” in a new clip shared on October 10.

The 79-year-old opened up about the couple’s nighttime routine in an excerpt from the upcoming BBC documentary The Book That Changed My Life.

Camilla and Charles have been married for 21 years.

Queen Camilla is getting candid about one of her pet peeves about life with husband King Charles. In an excerpt of an upcoming BBC documentary, the 79-year-old admitted she finds one of the monarch’s evening habits “off-putting” while sharing rare details about the longtime couple’s nightly routine.

King Charles and Queen Camilla with books at the 2024 Braemar Gathering on September 7, 2024 in ScotlandCredit: Getty Images

Camilla, who’s been married to Charles for 21 years, revealed that the pair enjoy reading together every evening before they have dinner—although she admitted that her husband’s presence can be distracting due to one quirk.

“My husband and I actually read before dinner. We just like sitting quietly and reading,” Camilla said in a clip from The Book That Changed My Life that the BBC shared on Instagram ahead of its October 14 release.

King Charles and Queen Camilla look at a book together on March 19, 2014 in Bruwash, EnglandCredit: Getty Images

“I occasionally, when I’m deep in a book, hear him roaring with laughter about something,” she explained, adding, “It’s very off-putting, I can’t get back into my book, or I’ll suddenly start weeping.” Despite this frustration, Camilla clarified that the ritual is still a “lovely, quiet time.”

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Camilla opened up about her love of books, arguing, “I think it would be a complete and utter tragedy if books went forever. It’s part of our heritage, if there’s no reading, personally [I think] we might as well all give up. Because I don’t think we’d even be human any longer.”

King Charles and Queen Camilla at the RHS Sandringham Flower Show on July 22, 2026Credit: Getty Images

It’s likely that Camilla and Charles also enjoy plenty of solo reading sessions, as they often spend weekends apart. Charles embraces his passion for gardening at his country home, Highgrove House, while Camilla retreats to Ray Mill House, a mansion she owned before marrying Charles in 2005.

During an August appearance on The Daily Mail’s “Palace Confidential” show, royal editor Rebecca English said this arrangement suits the couple, and has likely contributed to the longevity of their decades-long love story. “They also live quite independent lives and I don’t think it affects their relationship at all,” she said, adding, “I can understand why it looks a little odd to people, but it actually works for them.”

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